บททั้งหมดของ HE LEFT ME FOR MY STEPSISTER, I MOVED ON TO THE NEXT: บทที่ 481 - บทที่ 490

Chapter 482"She's not dead." I said."No confirmed remains."SHE'S ALIVE!!!!!!!!.""Listen Elena, after a collapse of that magnitude, survival becomes increasingly unlikely."I pulled the blanket away from my legs and slowly stood. My body protested immediately.Harris rose as well, "Elena, please sit down.""No, you don't tell me what to do." I scoffed at his so–called care.I stared at him, "You want to declare my daughter dead because you couldn't find her?""That's not what I'm saying." He said still trying to sugarcoat his words."Then what are you saying?" My voice shook, "You found her shawl. You found the bracelet Nathan bought for her. You found a tiny sock. You found things that belonged to a baby." I touched my chest, "But you didn't find my baby. You didn’t find my Athena."Harris looked at me carefully, "That's true.""Then how can you tell me she's dead?""We're looking at the circumstances.""And I'm looking at my daughter." My voice broke, "She's alive."Harris took a

Chapter 484Three days later, the doctors finally cleared me to leave the hospital.I should have felt relieved.Instead, standing beside the bed while the nurse prepared my discharge papers, I felt strangely empty. The hospital had become the place where every terrible piece of news had reached me, but it had also been the place where I had continued believing that someone would eventually walk through the door carrying Athena.That door never opened and my daughter was still missing.I carefully slipped my arm through the sleeve of my jacket while Mom watched from the chair beside the window. She had barely left my side since the factory collapsed. Even when I slept, she remained close enough that I could hear her moving around the room."You should take things slowly," Mom said gently, watching me struggle with the jacket. "You've been through too much."I looked at her reflection in the mirror, "Am fine mom.."She stood and came over, taking the edge of the jacket from me, "Let me

I stopped the footage, "What?""That man."I looked at the screen. A man had entered the mansion. His face wasn't clear. He remained only for a short time before leaving.I rewound the footage. Again. And again.Nathan leaned closer, "Do you recognize him?"I shook my head, "No.""Ok let’s keep watching."We continued. More footage. More visitors. More conversations.Then one particular recording caught my attention. Beatrice was standing in a secluded section of the mansion. She was speaking to someone.The audio was faint so I increased the volume.Her voice became clearer, "...everything will belong to Elena unless something happens."My heart began beating faster. Nathan looked at me."Stay calm, baby…."We listened…. Beatrice continued speaking."I've waited long enough."Then the recording ended. I stared at the screen and my hands began trembling.Nathan placed his hand over mine, "This is something.""It's not enough." I said because it doesn’t tell us what we needed to hear."

Chapter 488I began writing everything down, "Look at the dates."Nathan leaned over the notebook. I pointed toward the entries, "These meetings started becoming more frequent after we got back from our honeymoon"Nathan's expression darkened, "And before Athena was taken."I nodded. My stomach twisted. Then another recording loaded. This one was different. Beatrice was on the phone.I increased the volume, "...she has to disappear."My entire body froze. Nathan turned toward me, "What did she say?"I replayed it and Beatrice's voice came through again, "...she has to disappear before everything becomes hers."My fingers tightened around the pen, "She's talking about me."Nathan didn't answer… He didn't need to.I stared at the screen as Beatrice continued speaking, "I don't care what you have to do." She paused, Then she lowered her voice, "Just make sure she loses everything." Then the recording ended.I covered my mouth.Nathan placed his hand on my shoulder, "Elena….."I shook my

Chapter 490I opened my eyes."Why would he do this?"Nathan placed a hand on my shoulder."We don't know yet."I looked at him."That's my father's brother.""I know.""He knew Noah.""I know.""He knew everything about him."My voice began to crack."And he still helped them?"Nathan didn't answer. He simply turned the footage back to the beginning, "We need evidence, Elena. We can't let our emotions decide what happened."I nodded reluctantly."You're right."He opened another file."This recording is from months before Athena was born."The screen showed Andrew entering the mansion. Beatrice was already waiting. Nathan slowed the footage."Look at the date." I leaned closer.My eyes widened, "That was around the time we first started suspecting Beatrice."Nathan nodded, "And look at what he's carrying."Andrew had a briefcase. Beatrice took it from him.The footage continued.They moved into a private room. The camera didn't capture their entire conversation, but it captured enoug