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Maximus watched as his two children interacted. It was clear they had always been close–Lucius had always played the role of the protective older brother,

On the other hand, Amanda was taken aback by how different Sebastian was around his sister. The shy, reserved guy she knew was nowhere to be seen. This version of him was affectionate, protective, and constantly smiling. At that moment, she realized there was still so much she didn’t know about him.

After a couple of hours, it was time to sleep. Maximus assigned two rooms for the guests before heading to bed himself. As he lay down, his thoughts drifted to the future. There was still a lot to do, still wounds that needed healing. He had made mistakes with his son–mistakes tha Moriarty had known how to handle, but he hadn’t.

One thought that crossed his mind was how awkward it would be when Serenity and Lucius saw each other again. His son wasn’t a bad person, but that didn’t mean he was free of mistakes. Sooner or later, they would have to talk –it was inevitable—but for now, he wouldn’t push it.

Slowly, exhaustion overtook him. It had been a long few days away, and tonight, he was drained. As he drifted off, old fears crept into his dreams. Lucius was here now. The family was together, and it would stay that way—at least as long as Alexia stayed out of the picture.

But his mind wasn’t just worried about Alexia. More than anything, he was concerned about his son Paul, whose true father had never come looking for him. And for that, Maximus was grateful.

[Meanwhile in Versailles, France]

“Time of death?” a male voice asked.

“2:30 a.m., doctor,” a female voice responded.

“Alright. Do everything necessary to prepare the body. I’ll speak with the family.” The doctor removed his gloves and sighed.

He finished taking off his protective gear and stepped out into the waiting room, where Pierre paced anxiously, looking like a caged lion.

“Mr. Legrand,” the doctor called out.

“Yes! What happened? How is she? Is she stable now?” Pierre asked desperately.

doctor met Pierre’s anguished gaze but couldn’t lie to

Levett couldn’t hold on any longer. Her heart stopped. We did absolutely everything we could to save her, but her

can’t die. She was still strong–she was fine this morning,” Pierre murmured, his mind racing back to

[Hours Earlier]

it’s time for breakfast,” Pierre said, holding a tray

sleep, please,” Alexia mumbled, barely opening her eyes.

doctors said it’s important to stick to a routine. Come on, today I’ll take you to the gardens. We’ll walk

exhausted every day. It was true that she had

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the best thing that could happen to her was to die. “Come on,

to her new diet, but she could never get used to living like this. She saw it as

man by her side who loved her, but she didn’t love him. She had all the money and power she could ever want, but in her condition, what did it even matter? She wasn’t free like she had been in her

the past, before she met Gabriel–when her biggest worries were which blouse to wear, what perfume to put on, and

was lost in a bittersweet past,

want to ask you something…” Alexia

he asked, giving her his full

heard you’re still trying to find a way to get close to Paul,” she said with

my son. My only son. Of course, I want to find him. I’ve told you before–he’s meant to inherit all of this. He should carry

a teenager, and trust me, if he finds out the truth now, both you

out my own son?

now would be far worse than if you wait until he’s older and more mature to handle the truth,” she

mistakes in the name of love. If she had made those mistakes back then, she couldn’t even begin to imagine what her son might do

come live with us, to be part of the family,” Pierre

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