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The apothecary was quiet, save for the soft hum of the herbs boiling on the stove. Alaric sat on a wooden chair by the window, his gaze fixed on the serene garden outside. The peace in the apothecary was a stark contrast to the storm raging inside him.

The news of everything that had transpired, the scandals, the evidence, and the truth his children uncovered, had finally reached him. Jimmy had arrived earlier that morning with a briefcase full of reports and a tablet preloaded with videos and articles detailing the chaos. Alaric had barely made it past the first video before the guilt consumed him.

Alaric replayed the evidence the triplets had released, his chest tightening with every revelation. “They’re just five years old,” he muttered, running a hand through his hair. “How could they have done all this?”

The thought of his children, barely out of infancy, uncovering truths that had eluded him for years made him feel incompetent. They had protected him, stood up for him, and expos
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