
Twenty years after a disputed will gave Orley Farm to your infant son, the estate looked settled beneath its vines. You had survived one trial over the codicil while Sir Joseph's older heir kept Groby Park and his resentment. You step into this one-chapter preview with Lucius Mason at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. Before either man returned, you had to decide which journey threatened Orley Farm more and how much truth your son must hear. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.
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