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The orchestra played a soft, liquid waltz, but the air in the grand foyer of the\u00a0Van Der Hoven Estate<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0was thick with something far sharper than music. It smelled of imported pine, expensive champagne, and the brittle, electric tension of a family on the brink of war.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I stood near the coat check, clutching my handbag like a shield. My wool coat was old, the fibers worn thin at the elbows, a stark contrast to the glittering sea of silk and velvet that surrounded me. I felt small. Not physically\u2014though age had stolen inches from my spine\u2014but spiritually. I felt like an intruder in the very home where I had birthed my children.<\/p>\n

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The orchestra played a soft, liquid waltz, but the air in the grand foyer of the\u00a0Van Der Hoven Estate\u00a0was thick with something far sharper than music. It smelled of imported pine, expensive champagne, and the brittle, electric tension of a family on the brink of war. I stood near the coat check, clutching my handbag…<\/p>\n

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