Chapter 18 - The Shadow of a Past Unforgotten
In the spring of 2027, the sun returned to Chicago, melting the lake ice and bringing green leaves back to the trees in Lake Forest.
Three-year-old Sophia was running across the lush green lawn, chasing a friendly golden retriever puppy Enzo had bought for her birthday.
Elena sat on the terrace table, sipping iced tea while watching her daughter laugh and roll in the grass with the dog.
Enzo walked out from his study, wearing casual linen trousers and a white shirt, holding a thick leather folder in his hands.
He sat down beside Elena, setting the folder on the table between them with a thoughtful, quiet expression.
“What’s that?” Elena asked, looking at the plain black folder.
“It’s the final legal dissolution of all old Vitale Syndicate accounts,” Enzo explained, taking her hand.
“The government has officially cleared our corporate holdings. We are one hundred percent clean, Elena.”
“There are no wiretaps, no open indictments, and no shadow debts left anywhere in the world.”
Elena looked at the folder, feeling a profound wave of relief wash over her soul—the final ghost of their dark past finally laid to rest.
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She squeezed his hand tightly, looking out at Sophia, who was currently trying to put a dandelion crown on the puppy’s head.
“We made it, Lorenzo,” Elena smiled softly, tears of joy sparkling in her eyes. “We really made it.”
