LOGINBella’s POV
“Daniel has disappeared from the hospital.”Paulit-ulit na umalingawngaw sa isip ko ang sinabi ni Adrian.Hindi maaari.Kakakita ko lang sa kanya. Kahit hindi ko pa kayang patawarin ang lahat ng kasinungalingang itinago niya, hindi ko kailanman naisip na bigla na lang siyang mawawala.“Are you sure?” tanong ni Alexander, mariing nakatingin kay Adrian.“Yes. According to the nurse, someone came to visit him about thirty minutesBella's POV“Charlotte Villareal?”Hindi ko napigilang ulitin ang pangalan na nakasulat sa likod ng hospital record.Hindi maaari.Si Charlotte?Ang babaeng ilang beses nang nagbanta sa akin? Ang babaeng gustong mapangasawa ni Alexander? Ang babaeng tila gagawin ang lahat para sirain ang relasyon namin?“Alexander, are you sure this is real?”Hindi siya sumagot agad. Muli niyang sinuri ang dokumento.“Four newborns. Four different identification numbers. And Charlotte's name is connected to Baby D.”Napailing ako.“Pero bakit? Bakit niya kailangang itago ang totoong pagkatao niya?”“That's what we're going to find out.”Biglang tumunog ang cellphone niya.Adrian.“Sir, may update kami tungkol kay Charlotte.”“Tell me.”“She's currently at the Villareal mansion. But there's something else.”“What?”“Her mother, Victoria Vill
Catherine's POV“One of his children is already living inside your family.”Paulit-ulit na umalingawngaw sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon.Nakatayo ako sa harap ni Margaret, hawak pa rin ang sulat ni Amelia.Hindi ako makapaniwala sa narinig ko.“Miguel has another child?” nanginginig kong tanong.Ngumiti si Margaret.“Hindi lang isa, Catherine. Mas marami kang hindi alam tungkol sa lalaking pinakasalan mo.”Umiling ako.“Stop lying! Kilala ko si Miguel. Hindi niya kayang gawin iyon!”“Talaga ba?” Tinaasan niya ako ng kilay. “Then why don't you ask him about November 18, 1998?”Napahigpit ang hawak ko sa sulat.“What happened that night?”Sandaling natahimik si Margaret bago siya lumapit sa akin.“May isang babaeng dumating sa St. Gabriel Hospital bago manganak si Amelia. She was carrying Miguel's child.”“Who was she?”“Dr. Elena Santos.”
Catherine's POV“Twenty-eight years ago, there weren't just two babies born at St. Gabriel Hospital.”Richard's words echoed throughout the living room.I stared at him, unable to process what I had just heard.“Three?” I whispered.Richard nodded.“Three baby girls.”I shook my head.“No. That's impossible. I was there. I gave birth to one child, and Amelia gave birth to another.”“That's what you were made to believe.”I turned toward Margaret.“Mother, what is he talking about?”Margaret calmly placed her wineglass on the table.“There's no reason to become hysterical, Catherine.”“No reason?” I raised my voice. “You're telling me there was another baby? Another child whose life you destroyed?”Richard opened the envelope and removed an old hospital document.“Here.”I grabbed it.My eyes immediately moved toward the nam
Bella's POV“Bella? Bella, look at me!”Alexander's voice sounded distant.I couldn't move.I couldn't even breathe properly.My phone was still in his hand, and the photograph of Isabella remained on the screen.YOUR SISTER IS NOT WHO YOU THINK.Six words.Six words that threatened to destroy everything I had ever believed about my family.“Bella, what happened?” Alexander asked again.I slowly raised my eyes toward him.“She's my mother.”His eyebrows furrowed.“Who?”“Catherine. She said she's my biological mother.”Alexander froze.Behind him, my father slowly stood from his chair.“What did you just say?”I turned toward him, tears already falling down my cheeks.“Dad... Catherine said she's my real mother.”Miguel looked as though someone had just struck him.“No.”He shook his head
Bella's POV“Bring Catherine home.”Those were the last words I heard from the recording Adrian managed to recover.Catherine.Another name connected to our family's secrets.Another person Margaret wanted to bring back.But who was she?And why did Isabella have to be kidnapped just for that woman to return?“Alexander, we need to find my sister.”I grabbed his arm, desperately searching his eyes.“We will, Bella. I promise.”“Don't give me another promise! I need Isabella back!”My voice cracked.I had already lost my mother. I had spent years believing my father was dead. And now, just when I thought I could finally understand what happened to our family, someone took my twin sister.Alexander pulled me into his arms.“I won't let anything happen to her.”I buried my face against his chest.“She's all I have left.”He ge
Bella's POV“Alexander's mother.”Paulit-ulit na umalingawngaw sa isip ko ang mga salitang iyon.For a moment, I couldn't move.Hindi ko alam kung tama ba ang narinig ko o sadyang nagbibiro lang ang tatay ko. Pero nang tingnan ko ang mukha ni Alexander, nakita ko ang isang bagay na hindi ko kailanman inasahan.Fear.Shock.And something that looked like guilt.“Daddy...” I whispered. “What did you just say?”My father took a deep breath.“Your mother's death wasn't an accident, Bella. Someone planned it. Someone made sure she would never get the chance to reveal the truth.”I slowly turned toward Alexander.“Is that true?”He didn't answer immediately.“Bella, I swear, I don't know anything about this.”“Then why aren't you saying anything?”He stepped closer.“Because I need to understand what's happening, too.”I shook my







