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Chapter 38: The Bloodline Secret
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2026-08-22 14:32:22
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FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 39: The Heir Beneath the Name
The silence inside the Blackwood estate had never felt so heavy.Celeste stood beside the floor-to-ceiling windows of Lucien's private study, staring at the sprawling gardens below. The rain had stopped nearly an hour ago, but droplets still clung to the glass, reflecting the golden lights of the estate like tiny fragments of stars.Behind her, Lucien remained completely still.Neither of them had spoken since he revealed the truth.The bloodline secret.The truth about Celeste's connection to the Blackwood family.The truth that had been buried for generations.She turned slowly."So all these years..."Her voice was barely above a whisper.Lucien looked at her."Yes.""You knew?""No."That answer surprised her."You didn't know?""I knew there was something unusual about the records surrounding your family," Lucien admitted. "I didn't know the extent of it until tonight."Celeste stared at him."Then who knew?"Lucien's expression hardened."Someone who has spent decades making sur
FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 38: The Bloodline Secret
The abandoned Justin Biolabs stood at the edge of the city like a forgotten monument.Rain had begun to fall again.It streaked across the windshield of Lucien's black SUV as the convoy moved through the deserted industrial district. No company insignia marked the vehicles. No security lights announced their arrival.Everything was deliberately quiet.Inside the lead vehicle, Celeste sat beside Lucien, her hands clasped tightly in her lap.She hadn't spoken for almost twenty minutes.Her eyes remained fixed on the dark outline of the laboratory in the distance."Are you all right?" Lucien finally asked."No."She answered honestly."I've been here before.""I know."Celeste looked at him."You knew?""I had the facility investigated after Arthur identified it."She frowned."You already knew this was my father's laboratory?""Yes.""Why didn't you tell me?""Because I wanted to know whether Daniel was actually using it before I brought the information to you."Celeste looked away.She
FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 37: The Ghost From the Past
Celeste couldn't move.The photograph remained on Lucien's phone, its image burned into her mind.Her father's hospital room.The familiar bed.The pale curtains.And the man standing behind it.Her uncle.The man she had spent seven years believing was dead."No," she whispered.Lucien studied her face."Celeste."She shook her head."That's impossible.""Who is he?""My father's younger brother."Her voice trembled despite her efforts to control it."Daniel Justin."Lucien's expression remained unreadable."What happened seven years ago?"Celeste swallowed."There was an accident."She looked toward the window, but she wasn't seeing the city anymore.She was seeing another place.Another time.Seven years earlier.She had been twenty-three.Still at university.Still dreaming about laboratories, research grants, and the future she was certain awaited her.Her father had been healthy then.Her uncle Daniel had been the opposite of him in almost every way.Where her father was patient
FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 36: The Man Behind the Glass
The photograph remained frozen on Lucien's phone.For several seconds, nobody moved.Celeste stared at the reflection in the glass behind Clara's brother, her mind refusing to accept what her eyes were telling her.Marcus Vale.Senior scientist.Eleven years at Apex Pharmaceuticals.A man who had attended every major research meeting since Celeste arrived.A man who had questioned her appointment.A man who had smiled politely while secretly watching her every move."You're certain?" Lucien asked.Celeste didn't take her eyes off the screen."Absolutely."Arthur stepped closer."Could the reflection be misleading?""No."Celeste zoomed in on the photograph."Look at the posture. The watch. The scar above his left eyebrow."She looked at Lucien."I've seen him in the laboratory almost every day."Lucien's expression hardened."Then we don't confront him."Celeste frowned."Why?""Because if Marcus is involved, he's not working alone."Arthur nodded slowly."The moment he realizes we've
FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 35: The Hidden Hand
The laboratory was empty by midnight.Every light in the main research wing had been switched off except for the emergency strips glowing along the floor. The normally busy corridors of Apex Pharmaceuticals had become unnaturally still.But inside Laboratory Seven, one monitor remained active.A figure stood in front of it.Gloved fingers moved quickly across the keyboard, entering a sequence of commands into the restricted system.ACCESS DENIED.The figure tried again.ACCESS DENIED.A quiet curse escaped beneath the black mask covering their face.Then the screen changed.AUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED.A folder appeared.PROJECT HELIX — RESTRICTEDThe figure's shoulders relaxed."Finally."They opened the file.But before they could copy the contents, the lights suddenly came on.The figure froze.A calm voice came from the doorway."Looking for something?"The person spun around.Celeste stood there.She wasn't alone.Arthur Wells stood behind her, accompanied by two Blackwood securit
FOREVER CELESTE: From wife to aunt. Chapter 34: The Price of Trust
The morning after the board meeting, the Blackwood Group was unusually quiet. Not peaceful. Quiet. There was a difference. Employees moved through the marble corridors with lowered voices, executives avoided lingering near conference rooms, and assistants carried documents with the careful urgency of people who knew that one wrong sentence could become tomorrow's headline. The previous night's board decision had changed everything. Adrian's remaining authority had been stripped away. Victoria's influence had been reduced to a fraction of what it once was. And Apex Pharmaceuticals, once treated as another valuable subsidiary beneath the Blackwood umbrella, had suddenly become the corporation's most closely watched division. At the center of it all was one woman. Dr. Celeste Justin. Celeste stood alone inside Laboratory Seven, staring at the results displayed across the enormous glass monitor. The Phase Two trial projections were better than expected. Far better. Her fingers
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