Chapter 10
Julian slowly lifted his head, his bloodshot eyes locking onto the incriminating psychiatric file trembling in the nanny's hands.
He took the folder with shaking fingers, flipping open the pages as decades of deception unraveled before his eyes.
"Her family knew... they paid off the clinic to clear her medical record before our wedding," Julian whispered in sheer disbelief.
"They knew she was a danger, and they let her marry me anyway," he added, his voice trembling with a mixture of grief and pure fury.
Night descended quickly over the grand estate, plunging the luxurious rooms into deep shadows as a heavy autumn storm rolled in from the coast.
Upstairs in the nursery, Chloe rocked the newborn gently in her arms, humming a soft, soothing lullaby to chase away the darkness.
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The wind howled against the tall windows, rattling the panes and shaking the framed American flag hanging in the hallway outside.
Suddenly, a faint, metallic click echoed from the heavy double doors of the nursery.
