Mary was on the cusp of her 80th birthday, a milestone that seemed both monumental and just another day in her long life of ups and downs.

She had lived through storms and even stirred up a few herself.

Reaching this age, she was as crafty and sharp as they come.

Mary had a knack for playing her family like a chessboard, always staying several moves ahead.

From manipulating the press to force Maddox and Jennifer to adopt Leanne, to orchestrating moral dilemmas that led to Leanne's marriage to Curtis, Mary was always in control.

it was Leanne, the adopted granddaughter from outside

and evasion, but in front of Leanne, she

mind his nonsense. He's just looking for trouble out of boredom," Mary said, trying to reach out to Leanne with a warmth that belied her usual

leaving Mary's outstretched hand hanging and her smile

really happened to my parents? Please don't

mix of love and guilt, "Darling, let's not talk about that. Can't things go back to how they were, with me doting

than any harsh word could ever be. As she tried to hold back her

us... I never forgot the

hovered before Leanne,

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