Se connecterDarius watched his wife for a few seconds.“You're planning to hide Hazel’s biological father from her until she’s grown up?”Aurora immediately shook her head.“Of course not.”The answer came so quickly that Darius almost smiled.Aurora leaned back against the sofa.“Hazel has the right to know who she is.”Her gaze drifted to their daughter, who was still busy dragging the giant teddy bear across the living room.“She deserves to know who her biological father is.”Darius nodded slowly.Because that was exactly the answer he had hoped to hear.“I’m just afraid.” Aurora let out a long breath. “Dante has changed too much.”Darius listened quietly.“He used to want to take Hazel away.”“Yes.”“He used to blame me.”“Yes.”“He used to refuse to accept reality.”Aurora fell silent for a moment.“And now, suddenly, everything has changed.”She looked back at Darius.“I’m afraid that one day he’ll change again.”For the first time that evening, Aurora voiced her real fear.It wasn’t about
Aurora looked at her husband for a few seconds.Then she laughed softly."So now it's my fault?"Darius was still holding her hand."I'm looking for a reasonable explanation.""I'm sure there's a more scientific one.""I'm not interested in scientific explanations."Aurora shook her head."Then I can't help you.""What a shame." Darius leaned a little closer. "I was hoping to get an answer."Aurora fought back a smile."Fine.""So?""Maybe it's because you're getting old."Darius immediately fell silent.Aurora burst out laughing before he could respond.Hazel, hearing her mother's laughter, joined in even though she had no idea what was happening.Darius looked at his daughter."Hazel.""Daddy!""Please remember this day."Hazel blinked in confusion."Your mother just insulted your father."Aurora nearly choked trying to hold back her laughter."Darius!""I just want a witness."Hazel immediately started clapping for no apparent reason.And that only made Aurora laugh harder.The eve
The drive home felt much lighter than the drive there.Aurora wasn't constantly thinking about Vivian, Michel, or the headlines flooding the media anymore.The situation wasn't completely resolved.But at least one thing was clear.Darius was not Michel's father.And for Aurora, that was enough.The lights of London drifted past outside the car window.Darius drove with one hand, while the other remained wrapped around Aurora's hand on the center console."You know, I'm starting to suspect you don't actually like driving yourself."Darius glanced at his wife."I don't.""Then why not call a driver?""Because if there were a driver, I couldn't do this."He lifted their joined hands slightly.Aurora immediately laughed."How romantic.""I've only been married for a few weeks. Let me enjoy the title."Aurora shook her head, trying to suppress her smile.When they arrived home, Hazel was already asleep.The nanny informed them that the little girl had waited by the front door for almost a
The room fell silent once again.Vivian slowly lifted her head.Her eyes looked empty now.There was no more anger.No more resistance.Only exhaustion."I just wanted to be happy once."The words came out so softly.Richard closed his eyes for a moment.Because perhaps that was what all of this had truly been about.Not money.Not the Harrington name.Not a company.Just a woman who had spent too many years holding on to something that had never belonged to her.And who had ultimately lost herself in a hope she had created on her own.Aurora said nothing.Meanwhile, Darius slowly rose from his chair.As far as he was concerned, everything was over.There was nothing left to discuss.Nothing left to prove.The truth was revealing itself on its own.A DNA test could still be done if necessary.But the direction of this situation was already clear.Darius didn't look back at Vivian.He simply said calmly,"I'll have my legal team handle the rest.""And the media?" Aurora asked."They'll
"Michel..."Vivian's voice sounded completely different now.There was no anger.No shouting.Just a mother who had finally realized that her child was crying.Michel immediately lifted her face from Aurora's shoulder.Tears were still streaming down her cheeks."Mom..."Vivian stood frozen a few steps away, her gaze fixed on her daughter.And for a moment, everyone in the room saw something that had been buried beneath obsession, anger, and fear.Vivian loved Michel.She truly did.But somewhere along the way, that love had become entangled with something else.Something unhealthy."Come here, sweetheart."Vivian's voice trembled slightly.Michel didn't move right away.She looked at Aurora first.Then back at her mother."Mom is angry..."The simple statement made Richard lower his head.Because there was no accusation more painful than a child's fear of their own parent.Vivian closed her eyes briefly."I'm not angry with you."Michel still hesitated.Aurora gently rubbed the girl'
Darius didn't move immediately.Aurora remained silent as well.Because after days of living in uncertainty, someone had finally spoken with complete confidence."What makes you so sure?" Darius finally asked.Richard let out a long sigh."Because I know the man our family has always believed to be Michel's father."Aurora immediately looked at the older man."Believed?"Richard nodded."Vivian never admitted it. But there were enough things pointing to him."Darius leaned back slowly."The poor man the family hated?""Yes."Richard nodded again."He spent years trying to find Vivian."Aurora frowned."He knew she was pregnant?""He did."The answer came immediately."And he was convinced the child was his."The room fell silent again.More and more pieces were beginning to fall into place.Richard continued,"The problem was that our family never accepted him.""Not even after Michel was born."The older man's expression darkened."It all ended badly.""What happened?" Aurora asked.







