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Chapter 48: A Daring Move
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Her heart was racing as she approached the estate library-where everything was supposed to finally be out in the open.Raymond had asked her to meet him here, saying it was time to set things right in front of the board.Opening the door, she found him already seated and looking more serious than she'd ever seen him."Hey," she said quietly, lowering herself onto the seat beside him. "Is everything ready?"Raymond nodded, an iron radiance in his eyes. "We do this, Ginny. We go today."The moment they were preparing for, Joshua came in, his face shut. He wore a reassuring smile, but Ginny knew he was concealing something-something that weighed much on him."We are all here now," Joshua said, breaking the silence. "The board members and key family trustees are assembling in the main hall. They want answers, and it's time we gave them some."Raymond's jaw clenched. "Then let's go."The tension was palpable as they entered, every set of eyes turning to them as Ginny sat down beside Raymon
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This betrayal was on Lucy's hands, her final move in a game Ginny hadn't even known they were playing. But she couldn't afford to react now-not now that the stakes were so high.Raymond sat beside her. Silent as always, but she knew tension was radiating from him. He turned and leaned into her, his voice low, "Stay strong. We'll get through this.”Across the room, Lucy watched them both, a smirk twisting in her face that made Ginny's blood run cold.She hadn't even tried to hide her satisfaction, and Ginny knew that all along Lucy had been waiting for this, the result of some plot from the beginning.Ginny straightened in her seat, refusing to show Lucy even a glimpse of weakness.Finally, Mr. Caldwell, one of the older board members, broke the silence, clearing his throat. "Miss Annabella," he began, "are you certain of what you're saying? These are serious accusations. Do you have any evidence to support them?"Annabella's gaze flickered briefly to Ginny, and for a second, Ginny tho
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