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Chapter 191

Tatiana stepped into the VIP room with a controlled, unreadable expression—chin steady, shoulders squared. She prepared herself before she looked at him. Xander lay there, propped against the pillows, the edges of fatigue clinging to his features. There was a faint shift in his eyes the moment they landed on her—something startled, something… searching—but Tatiana didn’t let the flicker in his gaze touch her poise. She withheld every instinct. “How are you feeling?” she asked, voice measured, steady. Xander inhaled slowly. “Headache… nothing more.” “Do you remember anything before you blacked out?” she asked, tone calm but the slightest drop lower—probing without showing it. Xander tried. He really tried. He pushed the memories—reached for whatever was hiding in the haze—but a sharp pressure stabbed behind his eyes, sudden and violent. He hissed, hand flying up to his temple. Tatiana reacted instantly. “Hey—hey, don’t push yourself,” she murmured, stepping fo

Chapter 192

And now—standing at the VIP room door—the same feeling from that day crept back.That ache.That pull.That instinct he had no right to feel.And Xander felt something hit him—hard.A strange sting in his eyes, like a memory brushing him but disappearing before he could catch it.A shiver crawled up his spine.He blinked—slowly—because something about the man standing there felt too familiar.Too close.Too known.Like he had seen him before.And lost the memory.Damian’s gaze dropped briefly, taking in Xander’s whole posture — the stubborn determination, the pulled-out IV, the tension in his jaw.Then his eyes lifted again, pinning Xander in place.Damian stared.Damian never wanted to enter that room.He could still hear Liam’s voice from earlier — low, sharp, unmovable:“You have to check on him. You’re the best doctor here. In this city. We can’t risk anything.”Damian had stared at him like he’d lost his mind.“Liam… are you insane? Do you want him to see my face?”“He won’t,” L

Chapter 193

Damian stepped out of Xander’s room, the door clicking softly behind him. He didn’t notice the shadow that slipped into the hallway a few seconds later. Tatiana. She kept a careful distance, silent, her steps feather-light. She watched the tense set of Damian’s shoulders, the way he kept adjusting the mask as though the air behind it burned his lungs. She didn’t know why she followed — instinct? suspicion? or something she didn’t want to name. Damian moved fast, turning a corner toward the private wing. The area was off-limits — authorized staff only. Tatiana halted mid-step. Her breath caught as she stared at the corridor leading to the executive offices. Damian owned this hospital. From the direction he took… he was heading straight to his office. Her conscience stung her. She shouldn’t feel suspicious. She shouldn’t be trailing him like some intruder. They were family now. But a family that kept more from her than she was ever supposed to know. Her feet moved before

Chapter 194

Damian sat on the couch, elbows digging into his knees, his head bowed and buried in his palms. His whole body trembled faintly. Liam stood across the room — back straight, one hand in his pocket, gaze fixed forward at nothing. Cold. Unflinching. Their mother, Sidney, stood near the end of the room, worry etched across her graceful features. Damian’s voice cracked through the silence. “Why would you force me into this, Liam? For crying out loud, I’m your brother. Did you really have to make me go against my ethics?!” Liam didn’t turn. He didn’t even blink. Damian lifted his head, eyes red, breath shaking. “You said you would bring Xander back safely. And I supported you.” His voice broke. “You said you would bring our sister’s son home — and I wanted that more than anything. I wanted to make those people pay for what they did to Cassie. You know how much I loved her, so I was ready to follow you here." His hands fisted. His voice dropped, raw and cracking. “I wanted

Chapter 195

PRESENT “Just now… you said… no wonder they are… they are uncle and nephew.”Tatiana felt suffocated by the words. She let out a sharp gasp, her chest stretching painfully, but she didn’t stop.“Damian…”She did not look at Liam.Not once.She refused.And Liam watched her refusal with a resigned stillness — nothing in him softened enough to reach out.“Damian… is Xander… your nephew?”Damian froze.His mouth opened—closed—opened again.He hesitated, throat working, unsure how to respond or how to soften what could never be softened.“Damian… tell me what you said is not true…”Damian swallowed hard.Before he could speak—“It’s the truth.”Liam said it.Coldly. Flatly. Without remorse.Tatiana felt the world tilt.Not dramatically — not like in movies — but in that slow, nauseating way where the floor simply stopped being reliable. She clutched the doorframe to steady herself, lungs burning.Damian shot to his feet instantly.“Tatiana—are you alright?” His voice shook with real pani

Chapter 196

Xander's face had turn blank. Expressionless and drained of any emotion. Karl inhaled deeply and continued, voice low but firm. “Xander… I know it might not be what I’m thinking, but I need to know the surname of that doctor. It’s not a coincidence Evelyn had the same face as Tatiana.” The room tightened. The air felt weighted — like something invisible had cinched around all three men at once. Xander’s expression didn’t change but something inside him shifted. A faint twitch in the jaw. A barely-there narrowing of the eyes. And beneath all that… a pain he clearly didn’t want anyone to notice. David exhaled hard, rubbing the back of his neck. His thoughts were spiraling just as fast — he could see the sense in Karl’s conclusion, the possibilities, the consequences… but he didn’t want to indulge any of it. Not when Xander was just recovering. Not when the name “Tatiana” still stabbed through the room like a blade. “Karl…” David warned quietly. But Karl didn’t ba

Chapter 197

"Mr. Michelle, this is...." Adrian didn’t finish the sentence before Xander snatched the file from him. The first thing he saw was Tatiana’s photograph. The same face he had memorized. The same eyes he had lost. The same woman whose name still twisted every rib inside him. His heart hit hard. Pain sharpened, fierce enough to make him shut the file for a moment. David’s hand rubbed his shoulder again, steadying him. After a breath, Xander opened the file again. He scanned swiftly—logo, dates, admission details, injuries, notes. Then… the last page. His eyes froze. And he let out a soft, disbelieving, irritated, angry laugh. There it was. The name printed boldly at the bottom. “Dr. Damian Ratford.” ******* Tatiana’s car rolled through the iron gates of the mansion in silence. The guards opened them quickly, too quickly, as if they sensed something fragile had entered with her. The tires crunched softly against the gravel driveway, the sound too loud in her ears. Whe

Chapter 198

Xander’s eyes went wide, jaw tight. The words echoed inside him, bouncing off every thought he had ever held about Tatiana, her past, and now… the shocking connection. Damian… Evelyn’s brother-in-law… the doctor… The possibility slammed into him, sharp and cold: what if Evelyn… was Tatiana? Heat surged through his chest. Panic clawed at him. His legs wobbled, knees threatening to buckle. “Xander!” David’s voice cut through the haze. He moved instantly, sliding behind Xander to steady him, one arm around his waist, the other gripping his arm. “I… I need…” Xander’s voice was rough, ragged, barely a whisper, “I need… I need her records. Tatiana’s death certificate… everything from that day…” David froze, concern darkening his eyes. “Xander… what are you thinking?” “Let me… let me see it all. I need to know why Damian Ratford was the doctor that day and why I needed his authorization before I could access Tatiana's records. Why… why Evelyn… has the same face as Tatiana.” H

Chapter 199

The car rolled through the gates just after dusk, its headlights washing briefly over the stone façade before cutting out. The mansion loomed ahead—too quiet, too pristine, too much as it did not belong to them. Cassandra stepped out first. Her heels struck the tiled driveway with sharp, impatient clicks. The air felt wrong. Thinner somehow. As if the walls themselves had been waiting to watch her return in defeat. Tony followed, slower, already tired, already bracing. Inside, the doors closed with a muted click. “Bring me something strong,” Cassandra snapped immediately, not even turning her head to the maids “Now!” The nearest maid startled and hurried away. Cassandra peeled off her gloves with violent precision, tossing them onto the console table like discarded skin. Her breathing was uneven—rage restrained only by exhaustion and pride. “Did you see her?” Cassandra burst out. “Did you see the way that Evelyn looked at me? As if I was… as if I was nothing.” Tony

Chapter 200

Liam stood rigid, eyes locked on the screen of Damian’s phone.The faint glow washed across his face, carving every line into something cold and unreadable.Damian paced the room, fingers dragging through his hair, breath shaking as the pressure rose and spilled over.“What now?” he burst out, voice cracking. “Things are going out of hand, Liam. Completely out of hand.”His hands trembled as he spoke.Liam didn’t look away from the screen.“Calm yourself.”Damian whirled.“Don’t tell me to calm down!” His voice pitched higher—panicked, afraid. “My career is at stake! I should expect the police at my door tomorrow morning—if not now!”The words came out like steam from a boiling kettle.Liam finally lifted his head.Before Damian could launch into another spiral, Liam picked up his phone.“What are you doing?” Damian demanded.“I’m stopping your agitation,” Liam replied, tone unnervingly calm.He turned away slightly, placing the call.Damian watched, pulse racing, as he heard Liam’s l

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