บททั้งหมดของ Divorced while carrying his secret : บทที่ 51 - บทที่ 60

The ballroom finally began to empty.Reporters were still shouting questions, but security had started pushing them toward the exits. Camera lights faded one by one, leaving behind a thick tension that lingered in the air.The war had been announced.Now everyone was preparing for it.Rowan stood near the balcony doors, staring out at the city lights. His mind was racing.Victor never made a move without calculating ten steps ahead.If he said there were more heirs, then something dangerous was coming tomorrow.Lucian joined him quietly.“You look like you’re trying to solve a murder.”Rowan didn’t look at him.“Victor wouldn’t say that unless he already had something prepared.”Lucian leaned against the railing beside him.“That’s because he does.”Rowan turned.“You know something.”Lucian’s expression remained calm.“I know our grandfather.”A pause.Then Lucian added quietly,“He only opens a battlefield when he’s certain he controls the weapons.”Rowan frowned.“Elena isn’t a we

Silence crushed the boardroom.Dozens of powerful people stared at Adrian Vale as if trying to decide whether he was real or a carefully designed illusion.Rowan was the first to break it.“This is absurd.”Victor didn’t react.Adrian simply smiled.Lucian leaned back in his chair, studying the newcomer with sharp interest.“You appear confident,” Lucian said.Adrian met his gaze calmly.“I’ve had years to prepare for this room.”That answer made several board members shift in their seats.Preparation meant planning.Planning meant Victor.Harrington finally cleared his throat.“Well… Mr. Vale,” he said slowly to Adrian, “this is quite an introduction.”Adrian nodded politely.“I understand the timing may seem dramatic.”Rowan laughed under his breath.“Dramatic?”Lucian added calmly,“You appeared five minutes before a succession vote.”Adrian didn’t look offended.Instead, he walked slowly to an empty chair near the table.Victor gestured.“Sit.”Adrian did.Like he already belonge

Every head in the boardroom turned toward Amara.For most of the meeting, she had remained silent, sitting near the end of the long table like a spectator.Now she looked completely relaxed.Too relaxed.Rowan’s voice was sharp.“Leave her out of this.”Adrian didn’t move.“But she’s already in it.”Lucian’s eyes shifted between them.Something was beginning to make sense.Victor watched the scene carefully, but for the first time since the meeting started, there was a flicker of uncertainty in his expression.Elena spoke quietly.“What does Amara have to do with Rowan exposing the documents?”Adrian leaned lightly against the table.“That’s a good question.”Rowan’s patience snapped.“Stop talking in riddles.”Adrian finally turned to face him directly.“You exposed Victor because you had no choice.”Rowan stepped forward.“I did it because the truth mattered.”Adrian shook his head slowly.“No.”A pause.“You did it because Amara forced you to.”The boardroom erupted with murmurs.

The boardroom remained frozen.Every person in the room stared at Elena.Moments ago, she had been the forgotten daughter of the Vale family.Now she held controlling shares of Vale Corporation.Elena slowly turned toward Victor.“You’re lying.”Victor’s expression didn’t change.Harrington slid the documents across the table toward her.“You should read it.”Her hands felt strangely heavy as she opened the folder.Legal documents.Transfer certificates.Voting rights.Her name.Over and over again.Elena Vale.Majority shareholder.Her heart pounded.“You just handed me your empire.”Victor’s voice was calm.“No.”He folded his hands behind his back.“I handed you responsibility.”Rowan stepped closer.“This is a trap.”Lucian nodded slightly.“Of course it is.”Adrian watched quietly.Amara’s eyes narrowed as she tried to understand what Victor had done.Elena looked up again.“Why?”Victor met her gaze.“Because the board no longer trusts me.”He glanced around the room.Several i

The night air outside the Hale mansion felt colder than usual.Rowan walked down the long stone steps with the folder still in his hand. Lucian followed closely behind him while Elena and Amara trailed a few steps back.No one spoke.The truth they had just uncovered was still settling like dust after an explosion.Elena’s heart was racing.Her entire life had been built on lies.She looked back at the mansion. The massive building that had once seemed powerful now looked like a prison of secrets.Lucian broke the silence first.“We need to move fast.”Rowan stopped beside his car.“I know.”He looked at the documents again. Hospital files. Payment records. Signed instructions ordering the newborn girl to be taken away.Proof Victor Hale had erased his own daughter.Lucian continued, his tone serious.“Victor won’t sit back and wait. Once he realizes we’re exposing this, he’ll retaliate.”Amara shifted slightly, holding her stomach.“That man already tried to destroy Elena’s life onc