Chapter: CHAPTER 78: THE NIGHT MY MOTHER DISAPPEAREDEveryone was looking at Richard. Olivia’s voice was quiet. “Dad… what happened that night?” Richard did not answer. For several seconds he simply stared at the message on Michael’s phone. Lucien noticed Richard’s hands trembling. Olivia stepped closer. “You knew something.” Richard finally admitted, “I knew your mother was in danger.” Olivia asked why he never told her. Richard said he was afraid that if he told her everything, the people who had been watching their family would realize she knew the truth. Olivia became frustrated. She told him that every person in her life had used the same explanation protection. She wanted the truth now. Richard finally began explaining the night Olivia’s mother disappeared. He said he received a phone call that night. The caller claimed Olivia’s mother was in immediate danger and told Richard to bring Olivia to a specific location. Richard refused. The caller then mentioned details that only someone inside their protection
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Chapter: CHAPTER 77: THE PERSON WHO PROTECTED HEROlivia stood outside the storage facility holding the photograph. She looked at the face again. There was no mistake. The Fourth Person was Michael. She slowly looked up at him. “You.” Michael did not deny it. Lucien immediately turned toward him. Adrian was equally stunned. Richard looked confused; he had never known Michael was connected to Jonathan. For several seconds nobody spoke. Olivia asked, “How long have you known my family?” Michael did not answer immediately. That silence made her more suspicious. She asked again. “How long?” Michael finally said, “Since before you knew my name.” Olivia was hurt. She asked why he never told her. Michael explained that Jonathan specifically instructed him not to reveal his identity as part of the protection network unless Olivia discovered the truth herself. Jonathan believed that if Olivia knew who her protectors were, the Observer could use that information against them. Michael had been assigned to watch from a
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Chapter: CHAPTER 76: THE MUSIC BOXOlivia still held her phone after the message. “Don’t open it”.She looked at Lucien. “They know about the music box.” Lucien understood immediately that they had very little time. Richard warned them not to rush. If the Observer already knew where the key was, the storage facility might be monitored. Olivia refused to wait. “I’ve spent my entire life waiting for people to tell me the truth. I’m done waiting.” Lucien agreed to go with her. Adrian insisted on coming as well; the music box might trigger another childhood memory. They arrived at the old Carter storage facility. The building had been abandoned for years. Michael checked the security system. There were no active cameras, but he discovered something disturbing: someone had accessed the building two days earlier. Olivia realized someone had already searched for the music box. They hurried inside. The storage room containing Olivia’s childhood belongings had been disturbed. Boxes stood open. Old photographs la
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Chapter: CHAPTER 75: THE FOURTH PERSONOlivia still stared at the photograph. The mysterious fourth person stood behind Jonathan, Lucien’s father, and Elias. The face was partially hidden, but the silver locket in their hand was unmistakable the same locket Olivia had carried for years. She asked Elias, “You said you had never seen this photograph before. Are you sure?” Elias insisted he remembered the meeting, but he did not remember anyone standing behind them. Lucien immediately suspected the photograph had been edited. Michael examined the image and discovered that the original had been physically damaged around the fourth person’s face. Someone had deliberately tried to remove their identity. Olivia took out the silver locket and compared it with the photograph. There was a small symbol engraved on the locket, the same symbol that appeared on the corner of Jonathan’s hidden trust documents. Elias recognized it. He explained that Jonathan used the symbol to identify members of his private protection netwo
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Chapter: CHAPTER 74: THE MAN HER MOTHER FEAREDOlivia stood inside the Black House with the phone pressed tightly against her ear. Her mother’s voice was filled with panic. “Olivia, get out of that house.” Then the whisper came from somewhere behind her mother: “It’s too late.” Olivia froze. She immediately asked her mother who was with her. There was silence. Then her mother said only, “Don’t trust the man in front of you.” The call suddenly cut. Olivia lowered the phone slowly. Lucien immediately noticed the change in her expression. He asked what happened. Olivia told him that her mother knew the man standing in front of them. The mysterious man smiled faintly. He did not look surprised. Instead he said, “She was always afraid you would eventually meet me.” Olivia demanded his name. The man did not answer immediately. He walked toward the old desk in the room and placed an old photograph on it the same photograph Olivia had seen earlier, the one showing him standing beside Jonathan and Lucien’s father.
Last Updated: 2026-09-10
Chapter: CHAPTER 73: THE MAN WHO GAVE THE ORDERThe room remained tense after Lucien received the message. Come alone, or Olivia’s mother disappears again.Olivia immediately told Lucien she was going with him. Lucien refused. The message specifically warned him to come alone. Olivia reminded him that the enemy had already proven they could manipulate them when they separated. She did not trust the threat. Lucien argued that if they both went, the enemy might hurt her mother. Olivia responded, “And if you go alone, they might hurt you.” For the first time Lucien admitted that he was afraid not for himself, but for Olivia. Marianne interrupted the argument. She said she knew where the meeting location was. She had seen the address before. It was an old Ashford property that had been abandoned years ago. Jonathan once used the property for secret meetings. Marianne warned them that the location had another name: the Black House. Olivia asked why. Marianne explained that no official records existed for most of what
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