CHAPTER 238 — The Pride of Who We Are

The tension in the Castell Group’s conference room had subsided compared to just a few hours earlier.

The storm had passed, but that strange heaviness—the kind that truths leave behind when they’ve just come to light—still hung in the air.

The noise of the meeting was behind them. There were no longer secretaries, advisors, or technical murmurs. Just them. The family.

The very walls that had once heard accusations, shouts, and awkward silences were now