Chapter 30 - THE UNEXPECTED TRUTH
Lucas unfolded the note, his eyes scanning the handwritten lines as Nataly leaned over his shoulder to read alongside him.
"Dearest Lucas," the letter began in a delicate, familiar handwriting that made Lucas's breath catch violently in his throat. "If you are reading this, it means you have successfully reclaimed what was stolen from our family."
Nataly held her hand over her mouth, her eyes widening in absolute shock. "Lucas... is this... is this your mother's handwriting?"
"My mother died twenty years ago, Nataly," Lucas whispered, his voice trembling with a mixture of fear and disbelief. "I attended her funeral when I was ten years old."
He continued reading the final paragraph of the handwritten letter, his blood running cold as the terrifying words settled into his mind.
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"Sterling did not act alone when he hid Nataly from you, my son," the letter revealed. "The woman you buried twenty years ago was a body double, and I have been waiting in Switzerland for you to grow strong enough to fight the real masterminds."
Lucas stared at the parchment in complete, paralyzing silence, the golden twilight fading into dark evening shadows around the quiet patio.
