All Chapters of Revenge Born of Betrayal: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

"Where is he?"But the answer that came next made him freeze."We found him too late."Darius didn't understand at first.Until the voice on the other end spoke again."Dante passed away a week ago."All the sounds around him seemed to fade into the distance.Hazel was still talking in the living room.Aurora was still sitting beside the dollhouse.But Darius couldn't hear any of it anymore."When?""Eight days ago."Darius closed his eyes for a moment."How?""His condition deteriorated rapidly."The man on the other end shuffled through several documents."We found the hospital records."Darius said nothing."He was admitted three days before he died."The voice sounded farther away with every word."And no family members came to see him."Darius's jaw tightened.Because for some reason, that was the part that disturbed him the most.Dante had died alone.After everything.After all the mistakes he had made.After losing nearly everything in his life.After trying to repair what lit

The days continued to pass.The seasons changed.School once again became the center of Hazel's world.There were drawing assignments.New friends.Small arguments over who got the swing first.Stories about teachers she thought were too strict.The life of a five-year-old moved quickly.And just as Aurora and Darius had expected, Dante's name slowly began to fade.Not because Hazel had completely forgotten him.But because life kept moving forward.There were no more questions about Uncle Dante.No more waiting by the window.No more hopes of seeing a strange car stop in front of the house.His name became part of the past.Stored away in a small corner of a child's memory.And perhaps that was for the best.Four months later.That morning began like any other.Aurora was having breakfast with Hazel.Meanwhile, Darius had already taken several work calls.Hazel was enthusiastically talking about a school project she had to finish the following week."Mommy, do you know what happened?

Aurora read the newly arrived report.The house's security system had been disabled for nearly twenty minutes.Not because of a malfunction.Someone had shut it down from inside the house.Something tightened in Aurora's chest."That's impossible.""That's what I thought too.""The house is empty."Darius nodded."And someone got in without leaving any sign of a break-in."Aurora immediately understood what that meant.The person had access.Or at least knew the house extremely well.Her mind went straight to one name.Aaron.Because for years, he had worked as her personal assistant.Aaron had arranged meetings.Handled confidential documents.Supervised home renovations.He had even held spare keys on several occasions.He knew the Blackwood house almost as well as she did."We need to go there."Darius immediately shook his head."Not tonight.""Aaron might still be there.""That's exactly why you shouldn't go."Aurora opened her mouth.But she couldn't find a counterargument.Beca

The words made Darius stop in his tracks."...or do you think she looks more like Dante when she cries?"There was no longer any doubt.Aaron knew.He knew the secret that had been shared by only a handful of people.Darius closed the study door."Aaron."His voice turned cold."You've made a very big mistake."Aaron chuckled softly on the other end of the line."Maybe.""Where are you?""You want to meet me?"Darius didn't answer.Because Aaron already knew the answer."Then come."Darius froze for a moment.Aaron continued,"I'm waiting for you."Forty minutes later.Darius's car pulled into an old warehouse district near the harbor.The area was almost deserted.Only aging buildings remained, most of them no longer in use.Streetlights flickered weakly overhead.The night wind carried the scent of seawater and rusted metal.Darius stepped out alone.He had deliberately left his security team behind.Because Aaron wanted only him.And Darius wasn't willing to risk Aaron disappearing

The room fell silent again after Peter finished speaking.Aurora remained seated beside Darius's hospital bed.While Peter stood near the window."Aaron isn't hiding."Darius raised an eyebrow.Peter continued,"He wants to be found."Aurora understood exactly what he meant.Because Aaron had been leaving clues all along.The doll.The letters.The rose.Hazel's photograph.The phone calls.Everything had been done to make sure they knew who was responsible.Aaron wasn't running.He was playing a game.And games like that were only dangerous if the other side kept following the rules he created."This time, we're the ones who set the rules," Peter said.Darius leaned back against the headboard."What's your idea?"Peter smiled faintly."Aaron wants attention.""That's obvious.""Then give him attention."Aurora frowned."What do you mean?"Peter walked closer."Forget the quiet operations.""Forget the secret investigations.""Forget the subtle approach."Aurora began to understand wh