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Chapter 61

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 61Emily's POV: Morning came, but it didn’t feel like it.The sun filtered through the curtains, painting lazy stripes across my floor, but inside me, it was still night. The kind of night where shadows whisper louder than words, and everything you thought you knew starts to unravel.I hadn’t slept. Not a blink. My pillow was still damp from the tears I hadn’t even realized I’d cried. That message, those words had taken root in my mind, growing like a weed I couldn’t rip out.“Your father is not who you think he is. Watch out. You might as well be the next victim.”I read it over and over until the words lost shape, but the fear stayed sharp.I kept thinking, what does it mean? Who sent it? And why now?I wanted to believe it was just a prank. A sick joke from someone who had nothing better to do. But deep down, I knew better. Too many things had stopped making sense for this to be nothing. My

Chapter 62

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 62Emily’s POV: I woke up to the soft stirrings of Josh’s breath beside me. His little hands were curled into fists, resting above his head the way he always slept—like a warrior at peace. For a second, I let myself forget the rest of the world. Just me and him, tucked in the quiet calm of morning.But reality didn't take long to return.Today marked the end of my one-month leave. Time to step back into work, back into meetings and schedules and emails that never stop coming. Back to my children— Ace and everyone of them. I had missed them so much. And more importantly, back into the world that somehow kept turning even while mine had paused.I sat up slowly and rubbed the sleep from my eyes. Josh blinked his open too, squinting at the morning light.“Good morning, baby,” I whispered, brushing his curls off his forehead.He blinked up at me with glassy eyes, then yawned, mouth wide, arms stretc

Chapter 63

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 63 Emily’s POV: It had been a week since the message came. And still, I hadn’t told anyone.I moved through the house like a shadow of myself. The kettle whistled, but I barely noticed. My hands went through the motions, folding little clothes, wiping down counters, warming up bottles, but my heart wasn’t in any of it. Not really.Josh babbled from the playmat by the window, his chubby hands reaching for the air like he was chasing something only he could see. I smiled, but it didn’t reach my eyes. Not this time. The lullaby I hummed felt hollow, like background music in a place that had forgotten joy.Something was wrong. Not outside, everything looked normal. Too normal. It was inside me that felt off. Even at school, I found myself shrinking into the background. I kept my head down, my words few. It wasn’t that anyone was unkind, it was me. I just couldn’t bring myself to pretend.Ace, eve

Chapter 64

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 64Emily’s POV:The classroom hummed with soft chatter and the scraping of pencils against paper. Afternoon light spilled across the children’s desks, casting slanted shadows over half-marked math problems. I sat at the front, red pen in hand, trying to focus.But my head felt heavy, not from the sums, but from the conversation I had with Eddy just yesterday.I'd looked him in the eyes and said the words I’d rehearsed over and over in my head.“There’s no point hiding anymore, Eddy. We keep circling something we’ll never have. And I’m tired. I’m tired of pretending, of sneaking around, of feeling things I shouldn’t feel. I’m Ethan’s wife, and I need to act like it. We… We're never going to end up together. So let’s stop lying to ourselves.”He didn’t argue. Didn’t plead. He just stood there, silent for a moment, then gave the faintest nod, the kind people give when they’ve been expecting heartbr

Chapter 65

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits..Chapter 65 Emily’s POV: The moment I stepped into the café, the scent of coffee hit me — warm, bitter, familiar. Smelt like dad's morning coffees. But nothing about this moment felt comforting. My eyes scanned the near-empty room, then dropped to the message on my phone again.Green shirt. Black jeans. Seated by the window. Come alone.I hesitated. My fingers curled tighter around the strap of my handbag. I almost turned back. I should have.But I didn’t.He was already watching me.When our eyes met, something inside me turned cold. My steps slowed, heart picking up speed.No. No… it couldn’t be.“Eddy?” I whispered as I approached, voice barely holding itself together.He stood up slowly, hands tucked into his pockets like he didn’t just shake my entire world loose. His expression wasn’t smug or cruel — just quiet. Like a man who had carried too much for too long and was finally laying it down.“H

Chapter 66

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits..Chapter 66Emily’s POV: The paper trembled between my fingers, the words blurring as tears slipped freely down my cheeks. I hadn’t even made it halfway through, and yet it felt like the ground beneath me had already cracked open.The letter had been tucked inside an old envelope, faded at the edges, as if time itself had tried to erase its contents. But the ink remained stubborn, each word heavy, like it had waited too long to be read.Emily, this may be the only way you ever learn the truth...My breath caught.The handwriting looked familiar—masculine but careful. But I couldn’t recognise it. It must’ve been written years ago, but the pain in the words still felt fresh. I read on, and with each sentence, a piece of me seemed to shift, to question what I’d always believed.Your mother loved Alexander once. Truly. Deeply. But your stepfather, Wilson, couldn’t bear to lose her. Actually, he had married

Chapter 67

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 67Emily’s POV: The manager at Caffe Farenzo—a tall man in crisp black trousers and a white tee with the café’s logo printed neatly across his chest, walked up to our table with a polite, almost apologetic smile.“Good evening, ma’am… sir,” he began, his voice low but firm, the kind that tried to be respectful even while drawing a line. “I hate to interrupt, but we’re about to close up for the night. The staff needs to wind down. I hope you understand.”“Oh God,” I whispered under my breath as my eyes darted toward the window. The sky outside had darkened completely, a velvet sheet of night spread across the world. I hadn’t even noticed when the sun dipped or when the streetlights flickered on. I’d been too caught up, too wrapped in the whirlwind of everything Eddy had been saying. The kind of truth that eats away at the hours without asking permission.I reached for my phone, the screen lighti

Chapter 68

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 68Emily’s POV: The room was wrapped in silence, the kind that felt too loud, where every sound stood out like a scream. The wall clock ticked steadily, each second stretching longer than the last, and the wooden floor groaned softly beneath Eddy’s slow, restless pacing.I sat on the bed like someone whose body was there but my soul had slipped away. My shoulders were hunched, arms limp by my sides. My face, drained of color, felt heavy from the tears that had fallen and dried, fallen and dried again. My eyes stung, raw from crying too much, too long.The letter still rested in my lap, its edges slightly crumpled from where I’d clutched it earlier in panic. I had reached for it hoping for answers, but what I found instead was a wound carved open in ink. Its words didn’t just speak, they pierced. They told me things I wasn’t ready to hear, truths I didn’t want to carry.With every line, I felt l

Chapter 69

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 69Even after Eddy stopped talking, I couldn’t speak. I felt like something in my chest had shifted. Something I couldn’t move back into place. My breathing had changed. My hands were cold. I didn’t realize I had started crying until a tear touched the side of my lips.Eddy leaned forward and reached into the inner pocket of his jacket. Slowly, like he had carried this moment for years.“I wasn’t going to show you this at first,” he said, pulling out a brown, folded paper. “But I think you need to see it.”He stretched it toward me. My fingers were stiff, but I took it.“I found this among my father’s things. It’s not addressed to anyone, but we both know who it was meant for.”I opened it carefully. The paper was old. The ink had smudged in a few places, like whoever wrote it had cried while doing so.It was my mother’s handwriting.My eyes ran over the words, but for a moment, they didn’t regi

Chapter 70

BENEATH THE FACADEBehind the façade of wealth and power, a web of secrets awaits.Chapter 70Emily’s POV:I didn’t know where else to go, so I went to Nyla’s apartment.She opened the door before I even knocked properly, her eyes scanning my face with that familiar concern. “Emily,” she said, pulling me into a hug, “you look like you’ve been carrying the world.”I didn’t answer. I just stood there, letting her hold me. I think she knew I was close to breaking. She didn’t ask questions. Not yet.She led me inside, and I sank into her sofa like I’d been running for days. My chest ached. My body was tired. But it was my mind that was screaming the loudest.“Do you want water?” she asked softly.I nodded.She brought it over and sat beside me. I took two small sips, then set the cup down. My hands were shaking.“It’s getting too much,” I said finally.Nyla didn’t push. She just waited.“I feel like I don’t even know who I am anymore,” I continued, my voice small. “Like… everything I beli

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