August's POV

The sound of the drill boring into concrete echoed down the avenue. I couldn't help thinking about how quickly time had passed.

The end had come for good, sooner than expected. Marcellus had accepted the offer, and after the sale went through and the bureaucratic process was completed, the transition had begun.

Now workers on scaffolding were removing the brushed-metal letters that had proudly displayed our family's name for decades. SEG29 was being erased from the facade.

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