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Chapter 236
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2026-08-30 03:18:17
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"Can I see it?" Naomi asked gently.Lucas looked at her in surprise. His dark eyes softened instantly, filled with a deep, silent gratitude. "Of course."He slowly opened the heavy leather cover. The thick paper pages were yellowed around the edges, smelling faintly of old paper, cedar wood, and dried ink.On the very first page was a large black-and-white photograph of a small boy standing on the grand marble steps of Ashford Manor. The boy was wearing a small wool coat, holding a wooden toy boat in his hands. He was about five years old, with dark hair, dark eyes, and a sharp, serious expression.Naomi leaned forward slightly to look at the picture. A soft gasp escaped her lips."He looks exactly like Leo," Naomi whispered, her eyes wide with wonder. "Look at his chin... and the way he holds his hands.""I know," Lucas said softly, a quiet emotion choking his raspy voice. "When Marcus brought me the security photos of you and Leo in London three days ago... I looked at my son's face
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As the gray afternoon faded into a deep, silent evening, a cold mist began to roll over the manicured lawns of Ashford Manor. The dark clouds in the sky settled low, wrapping the estate in a quiet, heavy shadow.Upstairs in the East Wing, Naomi stood near the heavy wooden door of her private sitting room. She reached out and pulled back the small brass cover over the peephole, looking out into the grand hallway.Standing directly outside her door were four tall men in tailored dark suits. They were not ordinary security guards hired from a local agency. These were Marcus’s top private security officers—former elite soldiers with sharp eyes, broad shoulders, and quiet, heavy footsteps. They stood two on each side of the heavy double doors, their hands crossed neatly in front of them, their eyes constantly scanning the long carpeted corridor.Every thirty minutes, Naomi watched through the peephole as a fresh guard walked up the grand staircase to replace one of the men on duty, carryin
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"Daddy!" Leo chirped, stopping three feet away from Lucas, suddenly feeling a little shy as he looked up at the tall man towering over him.Lucas’s heart did a strange, violent flip inside his chest. Hearing the word Daddy come from the little boy’s lips felt like a warm summer sun breaking through five years of freezing winter.Lucas slowly sank down onto his knees on the soft rug, bringing himself down to the child’s eye level. He didn't reach out to grab the boy, giving him space, his dark eyes filled with a deep, overwhelming tenderness."Hey, buddy," Lucas said, his voice soft, low, and raspy with emotion. "Did you have a good afternoon?""I built a giant castle!" Leo said excitedly, his shyness disappearing instantly as he pointed back toward the drawing room. "It has green blocks on top! But Mommy said you have big work to do."Lucas looked past the boy’s head and met Naomi’s eyes. She stood near the entrance of the drawing room, her arms folded quietly across her chest, watchi
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"You have no direct proof that Victor hired that truck!" Evelyn snapped back, her eyes flashing with a sudden, sharp energy. "I spoke with Valentina ten minutes ago. The girl was on her knees crying her eyes out in my drawing room! She loves you, Lucas! She has stayed in this house for five years, keeping our family’s name respected while you spent your nights working yourself into an early grave!"Lucas closed his eyes, taking a slow, deep breath to control the dark anger boiling inside his chest.She played her again, Lucas thought bitterly, realizing how easily Valentina had manipulated his fragile, elderly mother. Valentina put on her fake tears, knelt on the floor, and my mother fell right into her trap."Mother," Lucas said, opening his eyes, his voice dropping into a low, deadly whisper. "You do not know Valentina the way I know her. She is not an innocent victim. She is her father’s daughter. Every word that comes out of her mouth is a calculated lie.""And what about Naomi?"
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There she is, Valentina thought, her blood boiling as she looked at Naomi’s clear, unbothered face. The mountain girl who thinks she can walk back in here and take my crown.Naomi did not flinch. She did not lower her eyes. Five years ago, when Valentina had stood in this very hallway telling her that she was nothing more than a temporary distraction for Lucas, Naomi had cried. She had felt small, ashamed, and helpless.But today, Naomi stood tall. She looked at Valentina with a calm, steady gaze that held no fear, no anger, and no weakness.Naomi slowly walked down three steps, holding the storybooks firmly against her chest. She stopped on the wide landing, looking down at Valentina from a few feet above."You are still here," Naomi said softly. Her voice was quiet, but it echoed clearly through the vast, open space of the hallway.Valentina let out a cold, sharp laugh that sounded like cracking ice. She took two steps toward the stairs, her eyes fixed on Naomi."This is my home, Na
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Evelyn sat completely still. Her hands remained on her silver cane, her old eyes watching the crying girl with a mixture of confusion and deep exhaustion. Five years ago, Evelyn would have instantly pulled Valentina into her arms, comforting her like a real daughter. But after the revelation of Leo’s existence and the dark highway incident, the old woman’s trust had been shattered into dust."Get up, Valentina," Evelyn said quietly, though her voice lacked its usual harsh authority. "You shouldn't be kneeling on the floor. It isn't proper.""No, Mother! Let me kneel!" Valentina cried out, raising her tear-streaked face to look up into Evelyn's eyes. Her makeup-free skin looked pale and helpless, her red eyes filled with pure, fake despair. "If I cannot kneel before my own mother, where can I go? Lucas won't look at me! He looks at me as if I am a stranger... as if I am an enemy inside his house!"Evelyn let out a long, heavy sigh that made her frail chest heave under the heavy shawl.
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