"The mother-in-law ordered her to leave empty-handed. Then she pulled out the deed." The fight in the hallway
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Chapter 18 - Serena Chose Her Own FutureThe financial case eventually recovered a significant portion of Robert's missing money.
Serena donated part of it to a Savannah nonprofit providing legal assistance to older victims of financial exploitation.
Another portion restored the house.
But Serena refused to make the property into a shrine.
She painted rooms.
Changed furniture.
Built a garden.
Invited friends.
Laughed again.
Her father's home finally became something healthier.
Her home.
Not a battlefield.
Not an inheritance frozen in time.
A place where life continued.
Lucas attended counseling.
Alone.
May you like
Serena insisted on that.
He needed to become a different man whether or not she ever took him back.
