Chapter 2 - Margaret Reveals The Hidden Past Behind The Photograph
The grand mansion foyer remained suffocatingly silent as Margaret’s trembling fingers reached out to touch the old, faded photograph.
Tears welled up in the elderly woman’s tired eyes as she looked up at her son with a heartbreaking expression of pure regret.
“This picture was taken thirty years ago, Brandon, right before Victoria’s family engineered a hostile takeover of our estate,” Margaret whispered.
Brandon knelt beside Elena, his hand still resting gently on her bruised arm while his mind raced to process the shocking revelation.
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“What are you talking about, Mother? Victoria’s family didn’t build this estate; grandfather left it to our bloodline decades ago,” Brandon stated.
Victoria stepped forward aggressively, her face flushing crimson as she attempted to snatch the velvet pouch out of her husband's hand.
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