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A prosperous, self-made man lives in perpetual terror that a missing heir will suddenly appear to claim the fortune he has built his life upon. As the legal deadline approaches, his paranoia infects his children, twisting their romantic prospects and poisoning the atmosphere of their luxurious home. When a mysterious young woman arrives in the village, the carefully guarded secrets of the past threaten to obliterate their comfortable existence. Dive into a gripping, suspenseful saga of inheritance, guilt, and the desperate measures taken to protect a legacy. How far will a desperate father go to secure his family's stolen future?
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length22 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I. MR. BROWNLOW’S MONEY.
2CHAPTER III. A SUDDEN ALARM.
3CHAPTER IV. A LITTLE DINNER.
4CHAPTER V. SARA’S SPECULATIONS.
5CHAPTER VII. THE FATHER’S DAY AT THE OFFICE.
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6CHAPTER IX. NEW NEIGHBORS.
7CHAPTER XI. THE YOUNG PEOPLE.
8CHAPTER XII. NEWS OF FRIENDS. (pt. 1)
9CHAPTER XII. NEWS OF FRIENDS. (pt. 2)
10CHAPTER XVIII. TREATING HIS OWN CASE.
11CHAPTER XX. POWYS’S BITS OF PAPER.
12CHAPTER XXI. HOW A MAN CAN DO WHAT HE LIKES WITH HIS OWN.
13CHAPTER XXII. THE DOWNFALL OF PHILOSOPHY.
14CHAPTER XXIV. A NEW CONSPIRATOR.
15CHAPTER XXV. HOW SARA REGARDED THE MOTE IN HER BROTHER’S EYE.
16CHAPTER XXVI. A DOUBLE HUMILIATION.
17CHAPTER XXVII. SARA’S OWN AFFAIRS. (pt. 1)
18CHAPTER XXVII. SARA’S OWN AFFAIRS. (pt. 2)
19CHAPTER XXXII. THE REAL TRAITOR.
20CHAPTER XXXIII. ONLY MR. BROWNLOW’S CLERK.
21CHAPTER XXXV. AN UNLOOKED-FOR VISITOR.
22CHAPTER XXXVI. MOMENTARY MADNESS.
23CHAPTER XXXVII. THE MORNING LIGHT.
24CHAPTER XXXIX. COMPOUND INTEREST.
25CHAPTER XL. JACK’S LAST TRIAL.
26CHAPTER XLI. SIR CHARLES MOTHERWELL.
27CHAPTER XLIII. THE LIGHT OF COMMON DAY.
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