تسجيل الدخولChapter 59: The Promise Isabelle MadeCatherine stared at the document on the table.Her signature was clearly visible beneath the names of Victoria and Alexander's father.Amelia couldn't understand it.“You told us you were helping my mother. But you signed the agreement that separated Elena from us.”Catherine nodded slowly.“I did.”“Why?”“Because Isabelle begged me to.”Alexander crossed his arms.“That's not an explanation. What did she know that made her agree to something like this?”Catherine looked at Amelia.“Your mother discovered that someone was planning to take Elena away permanently. She knew she couldn't protect all four children if they remained together. She needed time to find out who was behind the arrangement.”Amelia shook her head.“So she allowed Elena to be moved?”“She believed it would be temporary. Isabelle wanted Elena placed somewhere safe, with someone she thought she could trust. I signed the agreement because I believed it was the only way to prevent
Chapter 58: Eleanor's Last SecretNobody moved.Catherine's words hung in the air.Eleanor Blackwood.Amelia looked at the photograph again. Eleanor had been dead for years. Her funeral had taken place long before Amelia discovered she had siblings.“How could she have arranged my mother's disappearance?” Amelia asked. “Eleanor was already gone when we started looking for Isabelle.”Catherine pulled out a chair.“Because Eleanor planned everything before she died. She had people working for her, and she made sure they knew what to do if Isabelle ever tried to expose the truth.”Richard frowned. “What exactly did she arrange?”Catherine placed another photograph beside the first.It showed Eleanor standing outside Saint Catherine Medical Center, speaking to a man Amelia recognized from the old family records.Robert Blackwood.Alexander studied the picture.“Robert worked for Eleanor?”“He did more than work for her,” Catherine replied. “He was one of the people she trusted with her p
Chapter 57: Victoria's Final ConfessionThe entire room fell silent.Alexander stood in front of his mother, holding the photograph that had changed everything.Victoria looked at Amelia, then at Richard.“I helped Isabelle leave,” she repeated. “But I didn't help her disappear.”Alexander placed the photograph on the desk.“Then explain why your name is on it.”Victoria slowly sat down.“After Isabelle left the mansion, your father told Eleanor that she had been taken care of. He said nobody would hear from her again. I knew he was lying.”“Why didn't you tell anyone?” Amelia asked.“Because I had already made a terrible mistake. I had signed documents that allowed Eleanor to separate the children. I thought helping Isabelle escape was the only thing I could do to make things right.”Richard shook his head.“You knew where she was?”“For a short time.”Alexander's expression hardened.“How long?”“Three days. I helped Margaret take Isabelle to Saint Catherine Medical Center. She was
Chapter 56: The Mother Who Might Still Be AliveAmelia couldn't take her eyes off the message.Your aunt isn't the only person who survived that night. Isabelle did too.For years, she had believed her mother was gone. Every document, every explanation, and every person she questioned had led her to the same conclusion.But now someone was suggesting that Isabelle Laurent might still be alive.“Alexander,” she whispered, “what if this is true?”He took her phone and studied the message.“We can't believe everything an unknown person sends us. It could be another attempt to manipulate us.”“But why would someone use my mother's name if they knew she was dead?”“Because they know how much this matters to you.”Amelia stepped away.“I need to know. I need to know whether she left us or whether someone kept us apart.”Alexander understood. He had spent his entire life believing his family had nothing left to hide. Now even his own birth was surrounded by unanswered questions.He took her
Chapter 55: The Woman Who Held Him FirstAlexander remained silent after the call ended.The woman who had just spoken to him claimed to be Margaret Blackwood, his father's older sister. According to the family, she had died before he was born.But Isabelle's letter suggested otherwise.Amelia looked at him.“Are you going to call her back?”“She ended the call before I could ask where she was.”Richard took the photograph from Alexander. “Your father never mentioned a sister. Not once.”Victoria sat down slowly.“Margaret was part of this family,” she said. “But her name was forbidden inside the mansion.”Alexander turned toward her.“Why?”“Because she disagreed with Eleanor. She believed Eleanor was controlling everyone's lives. When she discovered what happened to Isabelle's children, she threatened to expose the family.”“And my father?”Victoria hesitated.“He supported Eleanor.”Alexander looked at the photograph again.“Why would Margaret be holding me when I was born?”Victor
Chapter 54: The Envelope Addressed to AlexanderAlexander couldn't stop thinking about his mother's words.An envelope addressed to him.Something Isabelle Laurent had apparently left behind on the night she disappeared.Why would a woman he barely knew have something important to say about his birth?He turned toward Victoria.“Where is it?”Victoria lowered her eyes. “I don't know.”“You said my father brought it home.”“He did. I saw him place it inside his private study. The next morning, it was gone.”Alexander's jaw tightened. “And you waited all these years to tell me?”“I was afraid.”“Of him?”Victoria nodded.Amelia stepped between them. “We can't change what happened, but we can find out what was in that envelope.”Richard checked his phone. “Samuel sent an address. We should move before someone else reaches him.”Alexander looked at Amelia. “Stay close to me.”“I will. But I'm not letting anyone decide what I can handle anymore.”He gave a small nod.They left the mansion







