Chapter 21 - A Midnight Visitor With Dark Secrets
Three weeks later, Ashgrove Manor was bathed in peaceful autumn sunshine, the greenhouse fully repaired and filled with white roses.
Adeline walked among the blooming flowers with baby Rosie in a polished white vintage carriage by her side.
Elias watched from the study window, feeling a sense of peace he had never experienced since Rosalind’s passing.
Suddenly, the private security intercom at the main estate gates chimed softly across the secure internal network.
Elias picked up the handset, listening to the gate guard’s voice reporting an unexpected visitor outside.
“Boss, there’s a federal prosecutor from Boston at the gate asking to speak with Adeline Vance immediately.”
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Elias’s expression darkened instantly as he gripped the desk edge with white-knuckled intensity.
“Let him in,” Elias ordered coldly, his eyes locking onto the greenhouse through the crystal-clear glass pane. “Let’s see what secret he’s carrying.”
