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CHAPTER 13: JAMESON
The chapter opens with Jameson and Avery alone in a crypt, strategizing their next move. Avery decides to call Alisa Ortega, her formidable lawyer and fixer, to accept an invitation to a high-profile London event. Jameson recognizes the opportunity to gain attention from influential figures, aligning with his penchant for impossible challenges. The scene sets the tone for their dynamic—Avery’s boldness and Jameson’s strategic mind—as they prepare to step into a world of wealth and power. As they…-
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CHAPTER 44: JAMESON
Jameson ventures alone into an opulent setting adorned with chiffon canopies, where he encounters a woman dressed in historical attire. Despite noticing his injuries, she offers help, but Jameson declines, focused on his purpose—placing a short-term bet. His mind races through strategic options, ultimately settling on a high-stakes wager about wheat prices, drawing on forbidden knowledge from a past event in Prague. This choice reflects his penchant for risk and desire to surprise the Proprietor,…-
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CHAPTER 74: GRAYSON
Grayson successfully unlocks a hidden compartment in a puzzle box, revealing glass vials designed to destroy its contents if tampered with. Inside, he finds a Montblanc pen and a leather-bound journal, likely containing records of his father Sheffield Grayson’s final actions. The journal’s potential to incriminate the Hawthorne family raises the stakes, prompting Grayson and his brothers to scrutinize its contents. The pen, initially suspected as a clue, is dismissed as a distraction, emphasizing that…-
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CHAPTER 52
The chapter opens with tension as Eve chooses to stay at the cottage with Mallory rather than return to the Hawthorne estate, leaving Avery grappling with guilt and suspicion. Despite Oren's reassurances about extensive security measures—including guards for Eve and Mallory—Avery's internal mantra, "don't trust anyone," underscores her growing paranoia. The arrival of Alisa, the family's lawyer, further heightens the stakes as she presents Avery with a damning news article questioning her ability to…-
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CHAPTER 84
The chapter opens with Vincent Blake honoring his wager with Avery but banishing her from his property, ordering his men to escort her, Grayson, and Alisa Ortega away. Toby intervenes when a guard roughly grabs Avery, asserting his authority as Tobias Blake to take charge of their departure. This moment underscores Toby's conflicted position—while Avery has won her gamble, Toby is now bound to the Blake legacy against his will. The tension escalates as Eve confronts them, furious at being used as a pawn…-
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Chapter 7: Virgil
The chapter introduces Virgil, a private investigator haunted by an unsolved case involving Alice Metcalf, who disappeared a decade ago. Virgil reflects on how every cop has a case that lingers—a failure that becomes a personal ghost. For his former colleague Donny Boylan, it was the murder of a pregnant woman he failed to protect; for Virgil, it's Alice's unexplained vanishing. Plagued by guilt and alcoholism, Virgil often hallucinates Alice in his shabby office, where he drowns his regrets in whiskey.…-
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Chapter 39: Virgil
The chapter "Virgil" from *Leaving Time* explores a surreal moment of realization as the protagonist, Virgil, discovers his own ethereal existence. The narrative begins with a childhood metaphor about clouds, symbolizing the disillusionment of discovering reality differs from perception. Virgil drops a tooth, but it slips through his hand as if he has no physical form. When he reaches for Tallulah and Jenna, his hands pass through their smoke-like bodies, and Jenna flickers in and out of visibility. Virgil…-
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CHAPTER 24: JAMESON
Jameson and Avery attend the opera but leave their private box after twenty minutes, following mysterious instructions. They part ways with Avery's bodyguard, Oren, who reluctantly allows them to proceed alone. In the elevator, Jameson uses a gold key to activate the control panel, causing all buttons to light up emerald green. Avery inputs a code, plunging the elevator into darkness as it descends far below the ground floor, hinting at a hidden, subterranean world awaiting them. The elevator opens into a…-
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CHAPTER 54: GRAYSON
Grayson retrieves a briefcase from a bank safe-deposit box containing photographs and withdrawal slips, evidence tied to his father Sheffield Grayson. Despite his fragmented thoughts and emotional turmoil, he maintains a controlled demeanor, demanding a briefcase from the bank employee with calculated precision. The contents of the box—particularly the photographs—haunt him, as they reveal his father had been secretly keeping tabs on him for years. Grayson’s internal conflict is palpable, but he…-
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CHAPTER 84: JAMESON
In Chapter 84, Jameson engages in a high-stakes competition with Zella inside a bell tower, searching for a golden key described as having a "head like a maze." The tension is palpable as both characters maneuver around the swinging bell, each attempting to outwit the other. Jameson remains focused on his task, ignoring Zella's attempts to distract him by referencing his secret and his desire to prove himself to his family. Instead, he turns the tables by probing her about her history with Rohan, aiming to…-
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