Night had settled over Gray Cabin, the kind of night that pressed against the windows and seemed to sink into the very bones of the house. A restless silence lingered for only a moment before it was shattered by the arrival of the news. When it finally reached them, the fury it unleashed was so intense it felt as though the ancient mansion itself might tremble.
"Can you believe this?" Rose's voice quivered with rage, sharp and cutting, echoing through the paneled study. "Twenty percent. She got her hands on all of it. Just like that, as if she had been entitled to it all along."
