One evening, Juliette gave him his medicine as usual. She kissed his forehead, promised to return in the morning, and left.
Felix died that night.
Elena's screams could be heard across the estate. She collapsed over her son's body, wailing with a grief that seemed to tear the very fabric of the world.
She never recovered.
Within a month, Elena followed her son into death. Some said it was illness. Others whispered that she had simply lost the will to live. Her heart had shattered beyond repair.
The surviving twin was sent away to distant relatives. Christian couldn't bear to look at him, a constant reminder of the son he had lost. And Cordelia made it clear that she would not tolerate the boy's presence any longer.
Juliette begged her father to let her brother stay. Begged him not to
