LOGINCHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENEthan's POVThe photograph remained in my hand throughout the drive home because no matter how many times I looked at the familiar faces standing beside my father, my mind refused to accept what my eyes were seeing, and every memory that had been buried beneath the passing years slowly began returning one after another until I could no longer separate the past from the present.Sophia sat quietly beside me without asking any questions because she understood that there were moments when silence offered more comfort than words ever could, and I was grateful that she did not pressure me to explain thoughts that I was still trying to understand myself.When we arrived at the house, the children ran toward us with excited smiles.Willy wrapped his arms around my waist. "Daddy, are you feeling better now?"I smiled and gently rested my hand on his head.b"I am feeling much better because I have all of you waiting for me."Alex looked at me carefully. ",Yo
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXEthan's POVThe room remained silent after Victor promised to tell us everything because even though we had spent weeks searching for answers, the moment when the truth finally came close felt heavier than I had expected.For so long, we had been chasing shadows.Every clue had created another question.Every answer had opened another mystery.Now, sitting across from the man who had been connected to everything that had happened to my family, I found myself wondering whether knowing the truth would finally bring peace or whether it would only reveal another painful memory that we were not prepared to face.Victor kept his eyes lowered for several moments before finally speaking."The person who contacted me never wanted me to know too much."Breed immediately focused on him."What does that mean?"Victor slowly looked up."It means I was never part of the whole plan.""I was only given pieces.""Enough information to make me believe I was doing the
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVEEthan's POVThe first rays of sunlight slipped through the hospital window long before I opened my eyes, and although my body still felt tired from everything that had happened over the past several weeks, my mind had already returned to the problems waiting outside those walls because I knew my family would never truly have peace until the truth finally came to light.The room was quiet.The steady sound of the heart monitor was the only thing breaking the silence while Sophia remained asleep in the chair beside my bed with one hand resting gently on the edge of the mattress.She had refused to leave my side.No matter how many times I told her to go home and get some rest, she insisted that she would stay with me until the doctors were satisfied that I was well enough to leave.I looked at her for a long moment.Her face showed the exhaustion of someone who had spent days carrying fear inside her heart without allowing herself to fall apart.A str
Sophia's POVChapter 124Sophia's POVThe waiting room outside the emergency department felt colder than it really was because every passing minute seemed to stretch into an hour, leaving me with nothing but fear and endless questions as I stared at the closed doors, praying that the next person to walk through them would bring good news instead of another heartbreak.Breed remained beside me without saying very much because he understood that there were moments when silence offered more comfort than empty words ever could.Neither of us looked at the clock anymore.Time no longer seemed to matter.The only thing that mattered was Ethan.Several doctors and nurses moved in and out of the emergency department while pushing equipment from one room to another, but none of them stopped to speak with us.Every time the doors opened, my heart began beating faster.Every time they closed again, I found myself holding my breath.I folded my hands together and whispered another quiet prayer.P
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREEBreed's POVThe address we received from one of our investigators was located on the edge of the city where the streets were quieter and the houses stood much farther apart, making it the kind of place where a man could live for years without attracting much attention from the people around him.I looked through the windshield as our vehicles came to a slow stop several houses away from the property.Nothing about the place appeared unusual.A small fence surrounded the front yard.The curtains were drawn across every window.An old pickup truck stood beside the house with a thin layer of dust covering its surface, making it look as though it had not been driven for several days.I stepped out of the vehicle and looked toward the officers waiting for my instructions."Nobody goes inside until I give the order because I want this handled carefully."Every member of the team nodded before quietly moving into position around the property.The morning
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWOEthan's POVI remained standing in front of the large screen in my office long after Breed had finished speaking because the face looking back at me from the photograph refused to leave my mind, and the longer I stared at it, the clearer the memories became until I finally accepted that I had not mistaken him for someone else.Breed quietly watched me without interrupting.He knew me well enough to understand that I would speak when I was ready.After several long moments, I finally let out a slow breath."I know him."Breed nodded."I thought you might."I looked back at the photograph before carefully placing it on my desk."His name is Victor."Breed immediately opened his notebook."Tell me everything you remember."I walked toward the window and folded my arms across my chest."Victor worked for my father many years ago.""He wasn't a member of the family, but he spent so much time around us that everyone in the house knew his face.""He drove m
CHAPTER SevenEthan’s POVI was stil in the office checking Sophia through the CCTV when my phone rang.At first, I almost ignored it, I jus wanted my eyes fixed on Sophia, but when I saw the caller ID, I answered immediately.It was Willy’s school, I had a bad feeling because why would they be call
CHAPTER Six - Avoid Trouble, Caught In Trouble Sophia’s POVTo avoid trouble like yesterday, I arrived almost an hour earlier than the normal time because of Ethan’s message, leaving my children’s in Adrain’s care, I don’t need to worry about them, they love him so much and he took care of them lik
CHAPTER FIVE Sophia’s POVBy the time I got back home, my body was alreadu aching me, I had never work so hard like this even when I worked as a cleaner two years ago.And moreover, seeing Ethan again, hearing his voice, sitting in front of him like nothing had happened between us, it kept playing
CHAPTER FOUREthan’s POVI arrived at the office almost an hour earlier than usual because Sophia was starting work today.My assistant had told me we have an appointment in the other branches, but I turned it back because she was starting work here today.I hated the fact that I had checked the tim







