Three days after the summit at Lake Geneva, a quiet warmth returned to the Lake Forest estate. Outside, the first signs of early spring were visible: snow melting into the dark, fertile earth, and songbirds returning to the bare branches of the hemlock trees along Lake Michigan. Isla stood on the stone balcony of the master suite, wrapped in a soft ivory cashmere robe, watching the sunrise paint the steel-blue…
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