All Chapters of His Hidden Game: Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

Matteo had just survived what might have been the hardest days of his life. He’d already been exhausted, but staring at those pin-sized watch components made his eyelids even heavier. If not for the fate of his precious toys, he would never have sat through these “lessons.” Claire had warned him: if Josef complained about his attitude or told him not to come back, the yacht was gone. His mother scared him more than anyone—his father included.The morning began exactly like the previous one. Claire dragged him off that sagging, unsupportive hotel mattress and shoved him into the car. The only difference was that today she whispered an extra instruction on the way.Inside Josef’s workshop, they sat at the long table. Josef occupied one side, while Violet and Matteo sat shoulder to shoulder across from him, both staring at the three tiny screws laid out on a white cloth. Edward was away in Geneva for business these two days.Josef leaned back slightly, arms folded, watching them with th

At a café overlooking a postcard-perfect view, Claire sat poised as if relaxed, but the two empty coffee cups on the table and her constant checking of the time betrayed the tension coiled inside her. According to schedule, the DNA report should have arrived by now. Fifteen minutes late, her assistant finally rushed in, breathless, and handed her the envelope. Claire dismissed him with a flick of her fingers and began to tear open the seal, unaware that her hands were trembling.The report slipped out inch by inch. Her eyes darted straight to the conclusion.“No biological relationship detected.”She scanned it again. There it was—bold, undeniable: 0.00% probability of kinship.Claire’s breath hitched. For a second she froze, stunned by how far this result was from what she had feared. Then her lungs finally released, and the tight wire inside her snapped loose. So she had been overthinking. Violet wasn’t Josef’s granddaughter. Claire set the report aside with a careless motion and