Chapter 16 - The Lakehouse Dream
A few months passed, and the dark memories of the past slowly began to fade away.
Elena regained her health, her cheeks filling out and glowing with a beautiful, radiant pink hue.
Lily was enrolled in the best private school in the city, quickly making friends and forgetting the hunger of the streets.
Julian stepped back from his heavy corporate duties, promoting his second-in-command to handle the daily operations.
He wanted to spend every waking second making up for the three years he had lost with his family.
One Saturday morning, Julian drove them out to a beautiful plot of land near a sparkling blue lake.
"What is this place, Papa?" Lily asked, running out onto the green grass.
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"This is where we are going to build our new home," Julian smiled, wrapping his arms around Elena's waist.
There would be no bad memories here, only the future.
