In the hospital, everywhere was silent as Mr. Blackwood’s presence still lingered in the air, though the man himself had die and gone peacefully in the night. A soft hush filled the estate as news traveled through the corridors like wildfire. The empire was now vulnerable, and the balance of power had shifted irrevocably. I clenched the folder tighter in my hands. Every document, every ledger, every detail of Catherine’s safety, our strategies, the empire future it all rested in the document. I felt the weight of responsibility press against my chest, heavier than any fear I’d felt before. “Xavier,” I whispered as we walked through the silent halls. “It’s finally ours to manage and rule.” He didn’t respond immediately. Instead, his eyes scanned the walls, his mind already calculating the inevitable moves, the reactions, the whispers in the boardroom, the tension in every department. “Lura,” he said finally, voice low, “this is not victory. Not yet. Control is fragile. And William
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