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Chapter 29 - The Anniversary of the WaltzTwo years to the day after Abraham walked out of the Zenith Hotel ballroom and confronted Julian Thorne, the estate on Mirror Lake hosted a private, quiet dinner to mark the anniversary of Lily's liberation.

There were no media cameras, no high-society elites, and no corporate tycoons. Just Abraham, Lily, Marcus, and the loyal medical staff who had cared for her during her darkest days.

During dinner, Marcus raised his glass of sparkling cider with a warm grin.

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"To the Ghost Maestro," Marcus toasted respectfully. "Who proved that you don't need an army to bring down an empire—just the right song."

"To truth and family," Abraham echoed, clinking his glass against Marcus’s and Lily’s.

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