All Chapters of The wife they never expected : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Anna's POV---SilenceThe room freezes.Completely.---ClaraStops just inside the doorway.One hand still resting on the handle.Her eyes immediately landing on the paper.---The PaperThe one with her name written across it.---CLARA BENNETT---My HeartDrops instantly.---Because This Looks BadVery bad.---Clara Reads The RoomIn approximately two seconds.---Her Eyes MoveTo the paper.To Xavier.To Dominic.To me.---Then Back To The Paper---Clara"...I feel like I missed something."---SilenceNobody laughs.---Which MeansThis is serious.---Clara Notices ImmediatelyOf course she does.---Clara"What happened?"---XavierCold.Controlled.Dangerously unreadable.---Xavier"We found Elena's file."---Clara Goes Still---My ThoughtsInteresting.---Because She Knows Who Elena Was.---Clara"How?"---Dominic"It was delivered to the mansion."---Clara's Eyes NarrowImmediately.---ThenThey move back to the paper.---Her NameStill sitting there.Waiting

Anna's POVThe study fell into complete silence.No one moved.No one spoke.Every pair of eyes settled on Mrs. Alvarez.She stood frozen beside the tea tray, her trembling hands clutching the edge of the table.For the first time since I had known her, she looked... afraid.Not nervous.Terrified.Xavier slowly lowered his phone.His face was unreadable again.Cold.Controlled.But I knew him well enough now to notice the tiny signs.The tightness in his jaw.The rigid set of his shoulders.The way his fingers curled slightly around the phone.He was angry.Not at Mrs. Alvarez.At whoever kept pulling us deeper into this nightmare.Mrs. Alvarez swallowed."Where... did that message come from?""No answer," Xavier said quietly."It came from the same number that's been contacting us."She closed her eyes for a moment.Almost as though she had expected this day to come.When she opened them again, they looked older somehow."I knew this wouldn't stay buried forever."The words settled

Anna's POVSleep never came.I lay awake staring at the ceiling while the events of the evening replayed over and over in my mind.Elena.Marcus.Mrs. Alvarez.The photograph.The message.She was always the real target.Those six words refused to leave my head.What if they were true?What if someone had been watching me long before I ever met Xavier?The thought made my skin crawl.I quietly slipped out of bed, hoping a walk would calm my thoughts.The mansion was silent.Moonlight spilled through the tall windows, painting silver patterns across the marble floor.For a moment, everything looked peaceful.Too peaceful.I wrapped my arms around myself and walked toward the balcony.The cool night air greeted me immediately.I closed my eyes.Trying to breathe.Trying to think.Trying to convince myself I wasn't afraid."You should be sleeping."His deep voice made me jump.I turned to find Xavier standing in the doorway.He wasn't wearing his suit anymore.Just black sweatpants and a

Locker 317 Anna's POV Nobody spoke. The tiny silver key rested in Xavier's palm, catching the light from the chandelier. It looked ordinary. Too ordinary. How could something so small carry the weight of five years' worth of secrets? Dominic was the first to break the silence. "I'll have my team search every storage facility in the city." Xavier shook his head. "No." Dominic frowned. "Why not?" "If someone has been watching us this closely, they'll be watching every move we make." He closed his hand around the key. "The moment they see security searching for locker 317, they'll know we found it." The room fell silent. He was right. Whoever had sent the file wanted us to find the key. But someone else wanted us dead before we could use it. Clara stepped closer. "So what do we do?" Xavier's gaze swept across the room before stopping on me. "We go ourselves." Immediately, I shook my head. "Absolutely not." Four pairs of eyes turned toward me. "If they're watch

The Boy Who DisappearedAnna's POVFor several seconds, nobody moved.The envelope lay on the garage floor between us, its edges slightly yellowed with age. The words written across the front seemed to stare back at me.Ask about the boy who disappeared first.I read them again.And again.My stomach tightened."Who was he?" I finally asked.Mrs. Alvarez didn't answer.She was staring at the rocking horse as though it had dragged a memory from the deepest part of her mind."Mrs. Alvarez?"She slowly looked at me."I thought he was dead."The words were barely audible.Xavier stepped closer to her. "You knew about Elena's brother?"She nodded."Then why did you tell everyone Elena was an only child?"Her eyes filled with tears."Because I was told to."Dominic's expression hardened. "By whom?"Mrs. Alvarez looked toward the garage entrance before lowering her voice."I don't know his name."Xavier's jaw tightened."You're telling me someone erased a child from Elena's life, threatened