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Chapter 196 A Hardened Heart
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Released on: 30/10/2025
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1 Chapter 1 The offer2 Chapter 2 New Life3 Chapter 3 No Way Out4 Chapter 4 The door behind5 Chapter 5 The Truth in the Dark6 Chapter 6 Betrayal7 Chapter 7 Carson Rescued8 Chapter 8 CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE9 Chapter 9 The Fight10 Chapter 10 THE ESCAPE11 Chapter 11 A Strange Beginning12 Chapter 12 All Alone13 Chapter 13 Long Lonely Days14 Chapter 14 New And Hopeful15 Chapter 15 Loud Warning16 Chapter 16 NEAR TRUTH17 Chapter 17 THE GALA EVENT18 Chapter 18 More truth19 Chapter 19 THE SECRET PLACE20 Chapter 20 Time to Fight21 Chapter 21 Planning and Action22 Chapter 22 Fighting to win23 Chapter 23 A Little Peace24 Chapter 24 Peace Fading25 Chapter 25 Lion's Den26 Chapter 26 The Visit27 Chapter 27 Quiet Comfort28 Chapter 28 Silent Moves29 Chapter 29 Missing30 Chapter 30 First Kiss31 Chapter 31 Truth Comes32 Chapter 32 Silent Echo33 Chapter 33 Mis-Love34 Chapter 34 Divided35 Chapter 35 Breaking Point36 Chapter 36 First Move37 Chapter 37 Little Escape38 Chapter 38 Dangerous Ties39 Chapter 39 Hunt Begins40 Chapter 40 Cold edges41 Chapter 41 The Escape42 Chapter 42 Lies and Secrets43 Chapter 43 The Verdict44 Chapter 44 Cutting deep45 Chapter 45 Shards of trust46 Chapter 46 Blur of reflections47 Chapter 47 The Dining Table48 Chapter 48 The Apology49 Chapter 49 Making a call50 Chapter 50 lcy Winds51 Chapter 51 The emptiness52 Chapter 52 Warm embrace53 Chapter 53 A Warm Embrace54 Chapter 54 A Tense Exchange55 Chapter 55 A Fragile Hold56 Chapter 56 An ultimatum57 Chapter 57 The Quiet Option58 Chapter 58 A justification for staying59 Chapter 59 The Weight of Words60 Chapter 60 A Fresh Start61 Chapter 61 Anchor62 Chapter 62 An Alternative Route63 Chapter 63 An Alternate Path64 Chapter 64 Unanswered Calls65 Chapter 65 Legacy's burden66 Chapter 66 Separate67 Chapter 67 The Test of Legacy68 Chapter 68 The House's Weight69 Chapter 69 The dreadful silence70 Chapter 70 A chilly morning71 Chapter 71 The Unseen72 Chapter 72 The Unanswered Call73 Chapter 73 The Unanswered Prayer74 Chapter 74 The Golden Cage75 Chapter 75 A New Armor76 Chapter 76 A Pack OF Cards77 Chapter 77 The New Order78 Chapter 78 The Disclosure79 Chapter 79 The Cage Tightens80 Chapter 80 The Illusion81 Chapter 81 A World of His Own82 Chapter 82 The Call of the Serpent83 Chapter 83 The Serpent's Call84 Chapter 84 Breaking illusions85 Chapter 85 The Parting Glass86 Chapter 86 The Weight of Solitude87 Chapter 87 Quite Healing88 Chapter 88 Actions for the Future89 Chapter 89 A Doubly Proposal90 Chapter 90 The Way Forward91 Chapter 91 The Confident92 Chapter 92 The First Step93 Chapter 93 Quiet Ambitions94 Chapter 94 The next step95 Chapter 95 A New Rhythm96 Chapter 96 A Quiet Observation97 Chapter 97 A distinct type of dream98 Chapter 98 A different feeling99 Chapter 99 The Vague space100 Chapter 100 The Silence