A Basic Ritual
It was a calm morning on the day of our wedding. Not the stifling quiet of doubt, but the type of quiet that falls in the face of something great.
Away from Evelyn's estate, which was the previous venue of the wedding, I gazed out through the window where I stood observing the undulating hills....
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Chapters
1. Blood - Signed
2. A Deal With The Devil
3. The Prison in The Penthouse
4. Attached Strings
5. Exhibition
6. Glares And Whispers
7. Quiet Partnerships
8. Unwelcome Focus 
9. The Inside Out
10. The First Battle
11. Art as a Means of Escape
12. A Vulnerable Clan
13. Lies With Gold
14. The Fraud at Gala
15. Resolve Fading
16. Historical Threads
17. The Touch of The Devil
18. Uncovering Marcus
19. Freedom's Cost
20. Broken Self-Belief
21. Quiet Opposition
22. The Puzzle's Components
23. Betrayal's Portrait
24. Retaliation Threads
25. The Challenge
26. Wills and War
27. Emerging From The Darkness
28. A Doubtful Guide
29. A Dangerous Partnership
30. Exposing The Betrayer
31. A Vulnerable Cover
32. The Art of Defiance
33. Relationships
34. Risky Partnerships
35. The Internal Enemy
36. Conflicting Hearts
37. A Change In Power
38. Redemptive Threads
39. A Spark of Confidence
40. Setting Up The Trap
41. The Lie's Web
42. Warcraft Techniques
43. The Last Tragedy
44. Breaking The Chains
45. An Idiotic Bet
46. The Confession of The Enemy
47. The Uprising
48. The Unlikely Saviour
49. Unvarnished Truths
50. The Watershed
51. Beginning Again
52. Pieces of Liberty
53. A Man Who Has Changed
54. Recovery From Injuries
55. The Effects of Ripples
56. The Unspoken Advocate
57. The Past's Shadows
58. The Meeting at the Gallery
59. Another Opportunity
60. Bridges That Are Fragile
61. Deeds Rather Than Words
62. The Healing Art
63. Moments Spent Together
64. Damon The New
65. Acquiring Trust
66. Bonds and Family
67. Rekindled Love
68. Dealing with the Press
69. A Different Route
70. Unresolved Issues
71. Dreams in Common
72. The Last Portrait
73. The Wisdom of Evelyn
74. The Final Action
75. A Fresh Start
76. Overcoming the Divide
77. Common Goals
78. Confronting Ancient Demons
79. Vulnerability as Strength
80. The Portrait of the Wedding
81. Story Rewriting
82. Equal Love
83. The Change Business
84. Moving Art
85. Redeeming the past
86. Social Ties
87. Evelyn's Legacy
88. Unrestricted But Combined
89. Risk-Taking
90. Her Response
91. A Basic Ritual
92. Common Objectives
93. A Reconstructed Life
94. The Last Battle
95. A Common Front
96. The Real Collaboration
97. The Real Collaboration
98. The Last Exhibition
99. Redeeming the Devil
100. Eternity's Inception
101. Unknown Ground
102. The Game of Collectors
103. A Historical Ghost
104. The Power of Art
105. The Competing Businessman
106. The Frame's Shadows
107. A Perilous Request
108. The Scandal at the Auction
109. Under Constant Pressure
110. The Loyalty Test
111. A Disturbance Between Them
112. An Urgent Proposal
113. The Midnight Heist
114. The Revealed Truth
115. The Price of Fairness
116. The Breaking Point
117. The Final Account
118. A Doubtful Moment
119. Love's Power
120. The Last Gatherer
121. A final Betrayal
122. The Most Difficult Farewell
123. Coming Home
124. Restoring Confidence
125. A New Era
126. The Power Couple
127. An Unexpected Get-Away
128. Forgiveness as a Gift
129. Establishing an Empire
130. Innovation and Art
131. The Silent Conflict
132. Adversity and Love
133. Next Generation
134. The Ultimate Betrayal
135. A Split City
136. A Strength Test
137. The Gamble of Damon
138. The History of a Family
139. Goodbye to the Mentor
140. Ending Long-Term Patterns
141. Shadows in the Media
142. The Scandal in Art
143. Uncovering the Heist
144. A Fork in the Road
145. Tour of Farewell
146. Retelling a Love Story
147. A Final Difficulty
148. The Final Choice
149. Safeguarding the Legacy
150. Afterlife
151. Echoes of the past
152. The Summit on Legacy
153. An Iconic Name
154. The Redemption of Damon
155. The Final Picture
156. A calm Environment
157. Letter to the Future
158. The World Continues to Call
159. Completing the Circle
160. A Lovely Silence
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