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Chapter 5: THE PHOTOGRAPH
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2026-09-08 03:20:51Adam didn't accuse Celine.
Not yet. He took the photograph to her. “What is this?” Celine stared at it. Her face went blank. “I don't remember this.” “You're standing beside Marcus.” “I know.” “Then tell me why.” “I can't.” Adam's jaw tightened. For a moment, Celine thought he didn't believe her. Then he sighed. “I believe you.” She looked at him. “Why?” “Because whoever created these documents wants me to doubt you.” That answer surprised her. They began investigating the photograph. The background was an old hospital corridor. Daniel recognized it. “That's the old neurological ward.” Celine's memory stirred. “I was there.” “When?” “Before the accident.” Adam looked at her. “What were you doing there?” “I don't remember.” Daniel enlarged the photograph. A clock appeared in the background. 2:17 a.m. Celine suddenly gasped. “I remember that time.” “What happened?” “I saw someone near Adam's room.” “Who?” “A man wearing a doctor's coat.” “Marcus?” “I don't know.” Then Celine remembered something else. A syringe. Adam's IV line. She covered her mouth. “He injected something.” Adam went still. “What?” “I saw someone inject something into your IV.” “Why didn't you tell anyone?” “I thought it was medication.” The room fell silent. Daniel immediately called an old colleague. The medication administered that night was supposed to be documented. But one dose was missing. Someone had removed it from the records. Adam looked at Celine. “You may have witnessed the beginning.” Celine's eyes filled with tears. “And I didn't even know.” Adam took her hand. “This isn't your fault.” She looked at him. “You don't remember me, yet you keep protecting me.” “Maybe I'm learning who you are.” Her lips parted. “Adam…” He stepped closer. For a moment, the anger and fear disappeared. Their foreheads almost touched. Then a crash came from outside. They rushed to the window. A car was speeding away. On the ground below was a small envelope. Adam went downstairs. Inside was a single sentence:Ask Celine what happened after she left the hospital that night. Celine stared at the message. “I never left.” Adam looked at her. “Then someone has been lying about where you were.” Celine tried to remember. The night of the accident. The hospital. Adam's room. Then nothing. Daniel searched old security records. At 2:41 a.m., Celine appeared on camera leaving the hospital. At 2:53 a.m., she returned. At 3:02 a.m., she disappeared from the cameras for forty minutes. Celine stared at the footage. “I don't remember leaving.” Adam watched her carefully. “Where did you go?” “I don't know.” They checked the hospital's old parking records. Her car had never moved. So she had left on foot. Why? Then Daniel found another camera. It showed Celine entering a black vehicle. She was not alone. A man sat in the driver's seat. The footage was too dark to identify him. But Celine recognized the car. “That's Marcus.” Adam's face hardened. “How do you know?” “Because I remember seeing that car outside the hospital.” They searched for Marcus Vale. Nothing. Then, unexpectedly, Victoria called. “I need to see you.” They met in a quiet café. Victoria looked terrified. “I lied.” Adam leaned forward. “About what?” “About leaving the city.” Celine stared at her. Victoria continued. “I didn't leave because I stopped loving Adam.” “Then why?” “Because Marcus threatened me.” Celine's stomach tightened. “What did he want?” Victoria looked at Adam. “He wanted your father's company.” Adam's expression changed. “My father?” Victoria nodded. “He wanted control of the company. Your father refused.” “And my accident?” Victoria lowered her voice. “Your father didn't arrange it.” Adam went still. “Then who did?” Victoria looked at Celine. “The person who benefited most from your disappearance.” Before she could say the name, the café lights went out. A loud crash came from the kitchen. When the lights returned, Victoria was gone. On the table lay a bloodstained envelope. Adam opened it. Inside was a photograph of his father. Beside him stood Daniel. Celine stared. “No.” Daniel's face appeared on the photograph. The date was the night before Adam's accident. Adam looked at her. “Your brother was there.” Celine shook her head. “Daniel wouldn't do this.” Adam didn't answer. Because beneath the photograph was another note.Ask Daniel why he was the last doctor to see Adam before the crash. Celine refused to believe Daniel could be involved. “He's my brother.” Adam looked at her. “I know.” “He protected me.” “I know.” “He would never hurt you.” Adam nodded. “Then let's find out what really happened.” They confronted Daniel. He didn't deny being at the hospital that night. “I was there.” Celine stared. “Why didn't you tell me?” “Because you were already falling apart.” Adam stepped forward. “What did you see?” Daniel looked at him. “You were awake.” Adam froze. “What?” “You were conscious before the accident.” Celine's breath caught. “That isn't possible.” “It is.” Daniel pulled out an old report. “Adam was responding to questions. He knew what was happening.” Adam stared at the page. “Then why don't I remember?” “Because someone administered a drug that affected your memory.” Celine felt sick. “Who?” Daniel looked toward the door. “I don't know.” Adam's voice became cold. “You're lying.” Daniel looked at him. “I wish I were.” He explained that on the night of the accident, Adam had discovered financial fraud within his company. He planned to confront someone. Before he could, his car was tampered with. But the accident wasn't supposed to kill him. It was supposed to erase the evidence. Adam looked at Celine. “Why was she targeted?” Daniel hesitated. “Because you trusted her.” Celine's eyes widened. “What does that mean?” Daniel handed Adam a final document. It contained a list of people who had access to Adam's medical records. At the bottom was Celine's name. Beside it was a handwritten note:Use her if necessary. Celine stared. Then her phone buzzed. A video had arrived. She pressed play. The footage showed her entering the hospital three years earlier. Then Marcus appeared. He spoke directly to the camera. “Celine Carter was never supposed to become Adam Hayes' wife.” Adam looked at Celine. The video continued. “Her marriage to him was part of the plan.” Celine's face went pale. “That isn't true.” Adam stared at the screen. Then the video showed a document. Their marriage certificate. But the date on it was wrong. And beneath Adam's signature was another signature. Celine's. Adam whispered, “If this is real…” Celine looked at him. “Then our marriage may have been built on a lie.” The screen went black. A final message appeared:Chapter one was only the beginning
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