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“Kaia, I need your help sorting out a property division with Joanne,” Zane said, his voice low but steady. “Things have gotten this bad, and… I know I’m partly to blame.”

Kaia glanced at Lucien, who gave her a small nod.

“Alright,” she agreed softly.

The Graves Group’s shares would never end up in the hands of an outsider.

Zane had made up his mind—all of his shares would go to

Alden.

As for the real estate and liquid assets, he’d split those evenly with Joanne.

And finally, he planned to set aside an apartment and five million in cash for Stella and Harold–what he saw as the bare minimum of his duty as a father.

Even Joanne, he figured, wouldn’t have much to argue with over that.

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Thanks,” Zane said quietly. “I’m meeting her tomorrow to’sign

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the divorce papers. I’m done, Lucien. The company’s yours now.”

He was ready to retire–for good this time.

“Your health comes first, Zane. Rest up,” Lucien said calmly.

“Let Alden get a couple more years‘ experience overseas. He can come back and take over when he’s ready.”

Privately, Lucien hoped Alden would stay abroad long enough for his own kids to grow up.

But that thought, he kept to himself.

“Sounds good!” Zane’s eyes glistened with tears. “Lucien, Alden was immature before, but he’s growing. Look out for him, alright?”

Lucien chuckled. “We’re family, Zane.”

Allen, listening quietly nearby, said nothing.

For once, he felt like the Graves family might finally be finding

a bit of peace.

law firm, when Vanessa heard Kaia was

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a casual thumbs–up. “Mr. Graves is really

Kaia forced a smile.

praise him? She was the

Alex Miller just had a rare bout of conscience, he called Kaia

we’ve got a new intern starting. How about letting them assist you for

“Sure. Thanks,

all for it. An assistant would

office, Kaia spotted the new guy: Jerry Greene. He had a scholarly, polite air about him— fair–skinned, clean–cut, and carrying himself with quiet

Miller told me I’ll be

a small, professional smile. “Great. Your desk is right

can grab a computer

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conspirator. “He looks

out of it! You’ll scare him off. Keep talking like that and he’ll report you for

clearly not

since no one else was

the moment Jerry returned, Vanessa clammed up and pretended to be all

wondered if Jerry was some kind of nepotism hire, given Alex had personally mentioned him to

a day was enough

Domont, I’ve organized these files. The missing details for the Nexara Group case

arranged documents on her desk,

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“Thanks, Jerry. Good work.”

her watch. “It’s five–thirty.

shut down

she couldn’t pull

baby clothes. Her brain told her it was too early, but those cute outfits sparked a shopping

credit card, so she wasn’t exactly heartbroken about

bags, plus a

arm.

observant, offered, “Ms. Domont, I’m taking the elevator too. Let me carry those to

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