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Chapter 46: Midnight Confession
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I leaned forward, heart hammering. “Tell me.”She took a slow breath. “Your mother didn’t die just from complications of childbirth. Reginald made sure of that. He found out about her relationship with Sebastian and the truth about your paternity. He started poisoning her slowly,small doses in her tea, in her food. She figured it out too late. In her last letter to me, she begged me to protect you and to make sure you never ended up under his full control.”The words hit like a punch. I felt the blood drain from my face. “He killed her?”“Not quickly. But yes. He poisoned her.” Evelyn’s voice cracked. “She wrote about the pain, the weakness. She knew she wasn’t going to make it, so she made plans. She reached out to me, asking me to watch over you. That’s why I became your maid. I was never just a servant. I was there to protect you until you could be safe with Lucian.”Tears streamed down my face. The café noise faded. All I could think about was my mother lying in that hospital bed,
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I stared at Natalia’s message until the screen went dark. “You think you’re safe with him?” The words kept repeating in my head like a bad echo. Lucian held me against him, but the protective warmth from a moment ago couldn’t block the chill running down my spine.“She has my number,” I said quietly. “How does she still have my number?”Lucian pulled back just enough to look at me. “Let me see.”I handed him the phone. He read the message, jaw tight. Another text came in while he held it.Did you really think marrying a Draven would fix your mess? You’re still the same pathetic girl.Lucian’s fingers tightened around the phone. “She’s lashing out. Reginald probably put her up to it after the legal papers.”I took the phone back and scrolled through the messages. There were three more. Each one dug at old wounds. I felt sick.“Did you do this?” I asked suddenly, looking up at him.Lucian frowned. “Do what?”“Monitor my phone. Block numbers. You did it before with Ethan. Are you still d
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