Chapter 15 - A DIFFERENT KIND OF FAMILYOne year passed.
The mansion changed.
The silence disappeared.
Music returned.
Children's laughter echoed through hallways that had once felt like a mausoleum.
Leo became the center of everyone's world.
Arthur was completely transformed.
The same man who once called Claire a fraud now spent his mornings chasing Leo across the garden.
"Uncle Arthur!" Leo shouted.
Arthur pretended to fall.
Leo laughed until he could barely breathe.
Claire watched from the terrace.
Margaret sat beside her.
"Daniel would have loved this."
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Claire smiled.
"I think he already knows."
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Chapter 16 - THE GRAVEOn the anniversary of Daniel's death, Claire took Leo to the cemetery.
Chapter 17 - THE DREAMClaire eventually finished her degree.
Chapter 18 - THE EMPTY ROOMYears later, Claire discovered something unexpected.
Chapter 19 - ANOTHER SECRETClaire confronted Margaret.
Chapter 20 - THE ROAD AHEADFive years later, the Brooks estate no longer felt like a fortress.
