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    Ernst offered his support. “Then bring Grandma here. I have no objections.”


    Brenna agreed without hesitation. “Bring her over. If she refuses, she can stay with Uncle Ableson instead.”


    Looking at his children, Shepard voiced what had been weighing on him. “Your grandmother doesn’t want to stay in this house anymore. Every corner reminds her of your grandfather. Haven’t you noticed she didn’t smile once while being here?”


    Giselle spoke inly. “Then let her stay with Ableson. There’s no sense in forcing her to live here.”


    Her words eased Shepard’s tension. He said, “I know you don’t want her to live here. I’ll go to Ableson’s ceter and see if he’s willing to take her in.”


    Shepard was far from pleased with Tessa’s decision, deeply reluctant to part with the shares and give them to Rosie. The shares had been gifted to him by Luther, not something he had taken by force.


    Yet Tessa had remained resolute, adamantly insisting that the Harper family men surrender their stakes.


    Perhaps the grief over her youngest son’s untimely passing had clouded her judgment.


    That seemed the most likely exnation.


    Shepard had quietly discussed the matter with Giselle and shared an open, heartfelt talk with Ernst about it.


    Nobody relished the idea of relinquishing their wealth, and though Shepardplied to avoid distressing his mother, he felt unfairly treated.


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    So when Brenna proposed dealing with Rosie in Plieca, no one in the Harper household objected. Resentment toward Rosie simmered beneath the surface for all.


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    After dinner, Shepard promptly sought out Ableson to discuss the matter.


    The following day, he and Ableson went to the manor to bring Tessa over. Tessa declined to stay at Shepard’s home, choosing instead to reside at Ableson’s ce.


    Despite Ableson’s disability requiring assistance, his home was well-staffed with attentive servants, ensuring Tessa’sfort.


    Rosie had returned to Plieca two days ago, and she and Maxley had amodations in the pce.


    Despite its grand title, the pce was essentially an expansive estateprising multiple structures. The central building, ornately adorned, served as both the home and work area for the King and Queen.


    Surrounding it were structures housing the princes, their wives, and concubines. Rosie and Maxley upied one such building.


    In truth, Rosie found the pceckingpared to Vand’s royalplexes.


    As a prominent prince, Maxley stillcked his own pce, forced to share the ce with others.


    Rosie had recently purchased a manor in Vand—a smaller, yet far more refined ce than their residence in Plieca.


    This was partly why Maxley preferred staying in Vand; it offeredfort and ease.


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