Se connecterAmber POVThe Solys had forced our hand.Jason and I had hoped to resolve everything quietly, but every hour the rumors grew louder.By morning, every news channel was asking the same question.Who did Alice and Alex really belong to?Jason looked at me across the breakfast table."It's time."I nodded."We control the narrative before someone else does."That afternoon, the Sun Corporation auditorium was once again filled with reporters.This time, the atmosphere was completely different.There were no questions about the company.No questions about Jason's recovery.Everyone wanted to know about the children.Jason stepped behind the podium while I stood beside Mrs. Sun.He didn't waste time."Thank you for coming.""I would like to address the ongoing legal dispute regarding my children, Alice and Alex."The cameras immediately began flashing.Jason remained calm."First, I want to clarify one point.""Alice and Alex are my cousin's children.""They were legally adopted by my wife
Amber POVEvery answer we uncovered seemed to create two new questions.The only way forward was to stop guessing.We needed to know what had happened to the real Nicolas Soly.I spent the next three days buried inside my study.Government archives.University records.Immigration databases.Old newspapers.Private investigation reports.Anything that mentioned either Nicolas Soly or Nikolay Vincent.Most of the information had been erased or buried beneath decades of newer records, but eventually, a timeline began to emerge.I called Jason into the study."I found something."He walked over carrying two cups of coffee."What did you find?"I pointed at the screen."Nikolay Vincent and Nicolas Soly knew each other long before Nicolas supposedly married your cousin."Jason leaned closer."They were friends?"I nodded."Close friends.""They attended an international leadership program together.""They studied abroad at the same university."I opened an old photograph from the universit
Jason remained silent, thinking through every possible consequence.Then I looked at him."I have an idea."He turned toward me."What is it?""We make a public statement."His eyebrows rose slightly."We tell the truth...""...or at least the truth everyone already believes."He waited for me to continue."You tell the Soly family that their son married your cousin."Jason nodded."That's public knowledge.""And that although Nicolas chose to become Alice and Alex's father..."I lowered my voice."...he wasn't able to have biological children."Jason immediately understood where I was going."The children were conceived through sperm donation."I nodded."It protects them.""It gives the Solys an explanation that doesn't expose Nikolay.""And if they truly believe Nicolas was their son...""...they'll have no biological claim to the children."Jason slowly exhaled."It won't stop them from asking for visitation.""No," I admitted."But it completely changes the custody argument."Bef
Amber POVThe Soly family's statement spread across the country before we even landed back in Sum.It wasn't aggressive.It wasn't accusatory.That was what made it so effective.An elderly couple stood together in front of their home, visibly emotional as cameras surrounded them.The man spoke first."We recently learned that our late son had children."His voice trembled."We didn't know.""We didn't even know he had married."The woman wiped away tears."Nicolas left home many years ago after a disagreement.""We chose another heir for the Soly family.""He left...""...and never came back."She looked directly into the camera."We didn't know he had died.""We didn't know we had grandchildren."The couple joined hands."We're not asking for revenge.""We're asking for a chance.""We only wish to meet Alice and Alex."The interview ended.An hour later...Their lawyers filed an official petition requesting visitation rights and temporary custody while the family relationship was in
Amber POVThe days following the arrests were anything but quiet.Sun Corporation had lost four members of its Board of Directors overnight.Replacing them wasn't simply a matter of filling empty seats.It was about making sure the company could never again be infiltrated so easily.Jason called an emergency shareholders' meeting.This time, there would be no secrets.No hidden agendas.No Vincent influence.When the meeting concluded, the new Board of Directors was officially announced.Marcus Hess accepted the first seat without hesitation."My job is to make sure no one ever gets this close to your company again."Mrs. Sun accepted the second seat with her usual elegance."I should have been paying more attention years ago.""I won't make that mistake twice."Mr. Sun simply nodded."I'll help steady the company until all of this is over."The final appointment surprised everyone outside the family.Grandfather Asher.When reporters later asked why the head of the Asher family had a
Amber POVI refused to accept assumptions as facts.Everyone believed Alice and Alex's biological father had been Nicolas Soly.Including us.But something about the investigation kept bothering me.So I started from the beginning.I pulled every public record I could find on the Soly family.Birth certificates.Corporate filings.Old newspaper articles.Family photographs.Everything.The deeper I searched, the stranger it became.The photographs of Nicolas Soly didn't match the man in Jason's cousins old wedding pictures.I enlarged the image from his cousin's wedding until it began to lose resolution.The man smiling beside Alice and Alex's mother...Wasn't Nicolas Soly.Not even close.The jawline was different.The nose.The ears.Even the way he stood was different.I frowned."Jason."He looked up from his laptop."What is it?"I turned my screen toward him."Look."He studied both photographs in silence.His expression slowly changed."...That's not him."I nodded."The man ev
They called her in. No delay. No warning. The door opened ten minutes later. Amelie walked in looking immaculate — refreshed, polished, perfectly styled. Not a trace of nerves in her posture. At least not until her eyes landed on me. For a fraction of a second, the color drained from her face
I didn’t cry. I didn’t shake. I didn’t look back, or mourned the life and the years i will never get back, lost forever. I just went home, time to pack and say goodbye to my old life. The penthouse doors opened with biometric recognition the moment I stepped inside. Floor-to-ceiling glass. Marb
It did not take long for Victoria to fabricate a lie, but the explosion didn’t come from the board.It came from a live broadcast.Victoria stood behind a polished podium, composed as ever. Cameras flashed. Reporters leaned forward.“I did not intend to involve myself publicly,” she began, voice s
We moved quickly through the hallway. Adrian walked behind me, gun raised, covering the corridor while I forced Henry Watson forward. The mansion was quieter than expected. Too quiet. Which meant either the guards were regrouping… or Jason was already on his way. I glanced over my shoulder.







