Chapter 152 Between Love And Legacy

• NATHAN’S LIVING ROOM – NIGHT
• The room is dimly lit. The TV across the room flickers on mute, casting bluish shadows against the wall. The channel is stuck on a celebrity gossip segment—silent captions roll beneath the screen: “ZARA KAREEM AND IMANI SILVER IN STUNNING NEW FAMILY PORTRAITS – REGAN’S TWO QUEENS?”
• A bottle of aged scotch sits on the coffee table, its neck slick with condensation. The cap is off, tossed somewhere across the couch. A glass sits beside it, barely touched. A plate of untouched rice and grilled chicken has gone cold hours ago.