LOGINChapter 34 - The Truth In Her EyesSilence filled the room.Elena was frozen.Her face had gone pale and her eyes had filled with tears. Her hands were also trembling. Her face looked just like the faces in the photos Adrian had hidden.Isabella Black.His mother.The mother who had destroyed his childhood.She really was standing right in front of him."Mom…" Adrian whispered.Her eyes softened a little as she turned to meet his gaze. She took a few hesitant steps forward as though she wanted to touch his face."Alexander…"Adrian's heart skipped a beat."Richard, please don't." My name is Adrian.Tears filled Isabella's eyes.“I know what name you use now.”"Then tell me who I really am!"Adrian shouted.Elena quickly grasped his hand."Adrian, please…"He didn't stop.“For twenty-five years, I believed you were dead. I watched my father destroy himself with guilt. I blamed myself for things I didn't understand. And all this time, you were alive?”Isabella looked down."I didn't hav
Chapter 33The Woman Behind the MaskAdrian looked down at the photo.The little girl next to Richard looked just like Elena.Same eyes. Same smile.But the caption read.SOPHIA BLACKMany questions were running through Adrian’s mind.If Elena was really Sophia then who gave her the name Elena Carter?And why did Richard hide her identity for so long?His phone began ringing.No number showed on the screen.He answered."Where is she?"A women’s voice answered."Still asking the wrong questions."He recognised the voice."Who are you?"A soft giggle."Someone your mother trusted above anyone else."Adrian gripped the phone tightly."Just tell me where she is!""Where it all began. But be careful, she might not know who she really is."The line went dead.Adrian sped out of the hospital.He wasn’t going to let Richard get away again.Where It All BeganElena was sat in the small room looking at the photo.It was a photo of Isabella holding a newborn baby.Richard was stood by the window
Chapter 32 The Hospital of Forgotten SecretsThe old hospital sat in the pitch black.Adrian pulled up outside the main entrance.He stepped out of his car, gun at the ready.‘Your wife is not the only one who has had her identity stolen.’Adrian muttered.He headed inside.Dusty hallways, a few flickering light bulbs and a faint smell of old medicine."RICHARD!"The echo boomed through the empty hospital.A phone started to ring.Adrian walked towards the noise.He entered an old examination room.A mobile phone lay on the table.There was a photo of Isabella next to it.The back said:'Room 17. This is where the truth begins.'Adrian immediately remembered the secret drawer and mysterious files he had found earlier.He walked towards Room 17.The door was locked.Adrian kicked the door open.Inside was an old medical bed, broken cupboard and a few dusty files.One file stood out.The front had a photo of Elena.PATIENT NAME: ALEXANDRA BLACK.Adrian opened it.The first page was a me
Chapter 31: The Photo That Broke Their TrustAdrian looked down at his phone.Elena was with Richard Black.There was no confusion, Richard was the one that had kidnapped Lily, threatened their family and tried to kill Alexander.The date made things worse.2 Days AgoSlowly, Adrian looked up."You were somewhere two days ago."Elena looked confused."Yes, why?""Are you sure?"She furrowed her brows."What's the problem?"He showed her the picture.Her face went pale.She couldn't say anything for a few seconds."This is impossible.""No it isn't, you have never been alone with Richard.""Then explain.""I can't explain if I don't understand."Adrian put his phone away."I need to think."Elena looked at him."You don't trust me because of a photo? After everything we have been through?"He didn't say anything.She took a step closer."Look me in the eye and tell me I betrayed you."He looked at her.He wanted to believe her. Every part of him wanted to pull her into his arms and tel
Chapter 30: The Blood That Lies"You’re not my brother"There was a long silence.Adrian still had his gun trained on Richard, whilst Alexander was expressionless."Put the gun away Richard"Richard just laughed."Heh, Still playing the big shot. Haven’t changed then.""Let her go.""Of course, but let’s get some facts straight."Alexander looked at him."For your whole life you have believed you were Isabella’s son. You’ve spent your whole life searching for your family, blaming your father and hating me. Have you ever wondered why there were no birth certificates?"Alexander clenched his fists."Just tell me the truth!"Richard just laughed."You were never Isabella’s child."Silence.Elena looked at Alexander."What?"Richard continued."Your real mothers name was Evelyn Reed."Alexander took a step back."No! You’re lying!""Am I?"He reached into his pocket and pulled out a photo.It showed a younger version of Evelyn holding a baby.The same baby from the photo Elena had found i
Chapter 29: The Daughter Isabella Gave Away"You gave me away?"Elena gasped in shock."What?""No... no you didn’t."He placed the photo down."I wish I hadn’t."She shook her head, the tears welling in her eyes."My mum loved me! Why would she give me away?""She did it to save your life.""Save me from who? Richard?"He nodded."He wanted to control all three of you. He believed whoever controlled the Black heirs would control the whole empire. Isabella knew that if you stayed in the mansion, he would eventually find a way to use you."Adrian stepped forward."That's enough. You've no proof of anything."Alexander looked up."Let's find some."He asked Victor."Where is Mother's old room?"Victor looked confused."Why?""Because she hid something in there. Something that Richard couldn't find."Victor paused."It hasn't been opened in 25 years.""Open it."### The Old RoomThe old room was at the end of the east corridor.The furniture was full of dust. The curtains were still draw







