Chapter 26 - Healing the Estate
By the following week, Damian had initiated proceedings to donate Ashford Manor to a national foundation for recovering trauma victims, refusing to let the cursed estate remain a monument to greed and murder.
He and Holland moved into a quiet, sunlit home in downtown Austin, far away from the sprawling, ghost-filled halls of River Oaks.
Maria was fully exonerated, receiving a substantial financial settlement and a formal public apology from the Ashford family trusts.
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Holland returned to his regular school, where he played soccer at recess, argued about bedtime rules, and laughed loudly with his friends without looking over his shoulder.
Every afternoon after school, Damian was there to pick him up, standing by the curb with a warm smile and open arms.
