Chapter 25 - Receiving a mysterious international package shipped from London containing an old photograph of a toxic mother with a secret family hidden deeply abroad right now.
Two days after their anniversary, a heavy international parcel arrived at the estate security gate bearing a London postmark.
Ethan signed for the package in person, carrying the brown paper parcel into his home office with cautious curiosity.
Using a letter opener, he sliced through the thick tape, pulling out a vintage manila envelope and a handwritten note.
Inside the envelope was an old polaroid photograph showing Helen standing outside a London maternity hospital in the late 1980s.
She was holding an infant wrapped in blue blankets, standing beside an unfamiliar, wealthy British aristocrat.
The handwritten note, scrawled in shaky ink, contained a shocking message that made Ethan's breath catch in his throat.
"Your mother had a life and a family in England long before she met your father; she abandoned them for wealth in New York."
Chloe walked into the office just as Ethan stared down at the photograph in absolute, unadulterated shock.
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