Chapter 5: The Sister Nobody Remembered

Chapter 5: The Sister Nobody Remembered

Amelia stood outside Blackwood Enterprises, still thinking about Alexander's last words.

"Never let Amelia discover what really happened to her sister."

Her sister?

Amelia had always believed she was an only child.

She had grown up with her mother and father, and although her father had passed away when she was young, nobody had ever mentioned another child.

Was Alexander talking about someone else?

Or had her entire childhood been built on a lie?

Her phone rang.

It was her brother, Daniel.

"Where are you?" he asked.

"I'm outside work. Why?"

"Come home. We need to talk."

His voice sounded serious.

Twenty minutes later, Amelia entered their apartment. Daniel was sitting at the kitchen table with an old cardboard box.

"What's that?" she asked.

"Something Dad left behind."

Amelia sat across from him.

"Daniel, did we have a sister?"

He immediately looked up.

"Where did you hear that?"

"Alexander Blackwood."

Daniel closed the box.

"Stay away from that family, Amelia."

"Stop telling me what to do! I deserve to know the truth."

Daniel remained silent.

Finally, he opened the box and removed an old photograph.

It showed their father holding two little girls.

Amelia recognized herself in the photograph.

But the other girl was unfamiliar.

"Who is she?" Amelia whispered.

Daniel looked down.

"Her name was Sophie."

Amelia's hands trembled.

"Was?"

Daniel swallowed.

"She was our little sister."

Amelia stared at him.

"Why didn't anyone tell me?"

"You were too young to remember. After the accident, Mom couldn't talk about her."

"What accident?"

Daniel looked away.

"That's something Mom needs to explain."

Before Amelia could ask another question, the apartment door opened.

Their mother entered.

She stopped when she saw the photograph.

"Where did you find that?"

Amelia stood up.

"Mom, who is Sophie?"

Her mother placed her purse on the counter.

For several seconds, she couldn't speak.

Then she slowly sat down.

"Sophie was your twin sister."

Amelia felt as if the entire room had disappeared.

"My twin?"

Her mother nodded, tears filling her eyes.

"You were both born on the same day. But after your father's accident, Sophie disappeared from our lives."

"Disappeared? What does that mean?"

Her mother shook her head.

"I was told she was gone. I never saw her again."

Amelia looked at Daniel.

"Did Dad know?"

Daniel nodded.

"He spent years trying to find her."

Suddenly, Amelia remembered the photograph Alexander had shown her.

Two little girls.

One of them had been Sophie.

And Alexander's younger sister had been standing beside her.

Why?

That evening, Amelia received an email from an unknown address.

There was no greeting, only one photograph attached.

It showed two women standing outside a hospital.

One was her mother.

The other was Victoria Blackwood.

Beneath the photograph was a short message:

Your sister is alive. And the Blackwood family knows where she is.

Amelia read the message again and again.

Her sister was alive.

After all these years, Sophie might still be out there.

She immediately called Alexander.

He answered after the second ring.

"Amelia?"

"Tell me the truth. Is my sister alive?"

Silence.

Then Alexander spoke.

"Where did you get that information?"

"Just answer me!"

He took a deep breath.

"Come to my office tomorrow morning. I'll tell you everything I know."

Amelia ended the call.

For the first time, she wasn't interested in the Blackwood fortune, the company, or the secrets hidden in its walls.

She wanted her sister back.

And she was ready to discover the truth, no matter how much it changed her life.

End of Chapter 5.