Chapter 6 - A Sealed Letter From Five Years Ago Appears
The letter dated back exactly five years, written just weeks before Clara’s fatal accident on the highway. “Ethan, if you are reading this, it means someone from the Vale family has finally found our daughter,” Clara wrote.
Ethan stared at the name in absolute shock, whispering it aloud in the quiet study. Vale. The exact same surname associated with Dr. Adrian Vale, the notorious geneticist linked to high-society scandals.
“They didn't cause my car accident by accident; they hunted me down because of what I discovered in the laboratory,” Clara continued. “Dr. Adrian Vale and his relatives want to erase everything we built to protect their dark legacy.”
Ethan’s breath hitched in his throat as the horrifying puzzle pieces slammed together in his mind. Natalie wasn't just a random bride he met at a charity gala; she was a calculated plant from the Vale family.
She had engineered their entire romance, wormed her way into his household, and targeted little Sophie intentionally. The music box hadn't been broken out of a sudden fit of anger; Natalie had been searching for this hidden letter.
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She knew Clara had stashed evidence inside the keepsake before she died in the rigged car crash. Ethan looked down at the second item inside the envelope: a photograph of a younger Natalie standing beside Dr. Adrian Vale.
The blood rushed in his ears as he realized he had been sleeping next to an assassin sent by his wife's killers.
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