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The Unending Night

作者: Inkbykels
last update 公開日: 2026-10-17 18:17:31

Julian stood frozen in the half-dark after the door clicked shut, Isabella's words still ringing louder than anything else in the room.

Ask your uncle and his wife.

He turned towards Eva so quickly that she flinched.

"Did you hear what she just said?" His voice came out rough, nothing controlled left in it now. "Did you hear her, Eva? And you still think this is some misunderstanding?"

"Julian—"

"She named my uncle and his wife. She didn't deny the account; she handed me two more names and walk
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  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   What The Night Took

    Victor and Beatrice were still twenty minutes from home, their car crawling through traffic outside the restaurant district, when Beatrice's phone buzzed against her clutch.A single text from Isabella's number appeared on the screen.Julian knows. You both should come home now.Beatrice's face went white. She turned to Victor without a word and showed him the screen.Victor read the message twice, his jaw tightening. His hand moved towards the door handle as though he intended to get out and run the rest of the way himself."Drive faster," he told the driver, his voice tight. "Now."Beatrice clutched her phone, her thoughts racing. For years, she and her husband had hoped the truth would remain buried, but Isabella's message made one thing clear: whatever they had feared was finally catching up with them."Victor," she whispered, "what are we going to do?"He didn't answer. His eyes remained fixed on the road ahead.---Back at the estate, Eva glanced at Julian, who was still sitting

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Unending Night

    Julian stood frozen in the half-dark after the door clicked shut, Isabella's words still ringing louder than anything else in the room.Ask your uncle and his wife.He turned towards Eva so quickly that she flinched."Did you hear what she just said?" His voice came out rough, nothing controlled left in it now. "Did you hear her, Eva? And you still think this is some misunderstanding?""Julian—""She named my uncle and his wife. She didn't deny the account; she handed me two more names and walked out like she'd settled something." He dragged a hand through his hair, pacing quickly now, the composure he'd held together for the entire confrontation finally splitting apart."Twelve months, Eva. Twelve months I've been chasing a ghost, and she just told me half my family has been standing around it this whole time, watching, saying nothing.""I know," Eva said, her voice unsteady now, fear finally breaking through the doubt she'd been holding onto. "I heard her. I don't understand what sh

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Woman Who Raised Him

    Julian poured the second drink and didn't finish the first.The estate had gone quiet an hour ago, Beatrice and Victor still out at some board dinner he'd declined to attend, the household staff dismissed for the night.He sat alone in his study with the lights low, Leo's voice still echoing in his ear. *It's your grandmother, Julian. It's grandmother Isabella.*He wanted it to be wrong. He wanted Leo to call back and say he'd made an error, transposed a number, misread a signature. He sat there turning the glass in his hand, waiting for a correction that didn't come, and somewhere around midnight he set the drink down, untouched past the first swallow, and made himself stop.He couldn't face this drunk. Whatever was coming, he needed to be clear enough to survive it.By the time Leo's car pulled through the gates near one, Julian was standing by the window, stone sober, pacing a short line across the rug he couldn't seem to stop walking.---Leo came in carrying a thick folder, his f

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   What Was Hiding in the Files

    Julian read Priya's printed statement twice before he trusted his own reaction. His hands were perfectly steady, but his chest felt hollow."She has the original laboratory result," Charles said sharply over the speakerphone. Leo stood beside the desk with his arms crossed tightly over his chest and his eyes fixed on the floor."The real one, Julian. It's negative. It's dated the very same day the fake positive result was entered into the database. There's also a digital payment record, anonymous and routed through a hidden account.""The same structure as the shipping firm," Leo said quietly, finally looking up. "The same structure as the crest commission. The same structure Christabel described before she disappeared."Julian sat back slowly in his leather chair. The random pieces that had circled his life for months were finally locking together with a terrifying click."One person. Every single disaster.""I think so," Charles agreed over the phone."Priya kept the original bank d

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   One Step from Exposure

    The police station doors slid open with a loud groan, and the cameras swarmed before Sophie had even taken two steps down the concrete stairs.Flashbulbs blinded her, turning the grey morning into a wall of white light. Microphones were shoved right into her face like weapons."Miss Hart! How do you respond to accusations that you fabricated this entire pregnancy?""Is it true Julian Castellan is demanding an immediate DNA test?""Are you prepared to raise this child alone after ruining your sister's marriage?"Sophie kept her chin held high, exactly the way Andrea had coached her. She said nothing. She let her cold silence do the work. She slid into the back of the waiting sedan, and the moment the heavy door shut behind her, locking out the noise, her carefully composed face dropped. She slumped against the seat, her whole body shaking with pure exhaustion."You did well," Andrea said from the front seat, not looking back. "You say nothing else to anyone until I tell you otherwise.

  • Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress   The Price Of Peace

    The courtroom was smaller than Andrea expected for a case drawing this much press. The gallery was packed to the absolute doors. Reporters crowded the back benches, their notebooks open and fingers flying as the temperature in the room rose."Your Honor," Charles Stone said, rising smoothly. "The state maintains that Miss Hart poses a significant flight risk. She has access to substantial undisclosed funds, no fixed long-term residence, and a documented history of deception in this very case.""Your Honor," Andrea said, rising slowly and smoothing the front of her sharp suit. "My client is not a threat to society. More importantly, she is in the early stages of a high-risk pregnancy. Pretrial detention could pose serious risks to her pregnancy. The stress of confinement and the severe limitations on proper prenatal care are humanitarian concerns the court must consider."Andrea lifted a thin blue folder. "Miss Hart has local family ties and no prior criminal record. We are asking for

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