MasukAurora 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.
"Who are you?"The man on the other end of the line let out a weary sigh.Then his voice came through again."My name is Richard."Several seconds passed."I'm Vivian's uncle."Aurora immediately straightened."What do you want?" Darius asked."I want to apologize."The answer came too quickly.And because of that, Darius didn't believe it immediately."Apologize for what?"Richard sounded exhausted."For all of this."Aurora frowned.Meanwhile, Darius remained silent."I know you have no reason to trust me," the man continued. "But there are things you need to know before this gets any worse."Darius glanced at Aurora briefly.Then he gave a short reply."Where?"An hour later.Darius and Aurora arrived at an old house on the outskirts of London.The house was large.But it looked nothing like the luxury usually associated with wealthy business families.It was simpler.Quieter.A man in his sixties was already waiting for them in the living room.His hair had begun to turn white.Hi







