Dorian heard his three-year-old daughter Nessa calling from inside, insisting she was not a wedding present.
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Chapter 9
I examined my own house.
Corisandra had not acted alone because my household made assumptions easy.
Staff believed a future wife could reorganize child routines.
Why?
Because no one knew otherwise.
I had never said:
Nessa’s schedule cannot be altered without me.
I assumed everyone understood.
Assumptions are how powerful people outsource authority accidentally.
So I made it explicit.
No spouse, relative, capo, or senior guest controls Nessa’s movement.
No trips without my knowledge.
No discipline through isolation.
No household restructure that treats her as obstacle.
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Basic.
Late.
