Chapter129: Winning in the Shadows

The night there would be difficult. When night finally fell, the Halley mansion plunged into an unsettling silence. The last visitors had left, leaving behind a heavy air of tension and uncertainty. The presence of Governor Juarez still lingered, a reminder that the situation was far from resolved. Mayara felt the weight of responsibility on her shoulders. She knew that despite the promises of alliance, Juarez's true interests were unknown and possibly dangerous. Sitting in the living room, her thoughts raced at a thousand miles an hour, trying to process everything that had happened during the day. Every word spoken, every exchanged glance, all seemed to carry a hidden meaning. Arthur, still recovering, had returned to his room, but emotional exhaustion kept him awake. He knew something else was coming and that he needed to be prepared for whatever it was. Mayara, on her part, felt torn between her concern for Arthur's well-being and the fear of what the future held. Richard and Lucas