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CHAPTER 32: FLASH BACK- 10 YEARS AGO

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FLASH BACK- 10 YEARS AGO

"Raymond needs to come home, William. This isn't right!" Hannah’s - Raymond mom voice echoed through the large living room, out of frustration

Mr. William stood firm, arms crossed over his chest. "No, Hannah. He stays abroad until he regains his memory. I won’t risk bringing him back until then."**

Hannah exhaled sharply, her hands trembling. "Keeping him away won’t help him remember. He needs to be around familiar faces, familiar places!"

William’s eyes darkened. "You don’t understand what’s at stake. If word gets out that my son, the future heir, has memory issues, do you know what that would mean for us? For me?"

Hannah’s heart ached at his words. "So this is about your reputation?" she whispered, shaking her head. "Not about Raymond? Not about what’s best for him?"

William’s jaw tightened, refusing to answer.

A heavy silence stretched between them before Hannah finally spoke again. "I won’t sit back and watch you do this to our son."

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