All Chapters of Daddy, am so wet : Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

THE HOUSE THAT REMEMBEREDThe drive to the old Harrison estate was quiet, but Aria’s mind refused to rest. Elias’s letter sat in her pocket, its words repeating in her head. He had wanted her to know the truth. He had also wanted her to have the freedom to decide what happened next.For years, other people had made those decisions for her.This time would be different.When the car turned onto the narrow road leading to the estate, Aria looked through the window. The trees had grown wild, their branches hanging over the road. Beyond them stood the remains of the house she had been told was destroyed in a fire.The walls were blackened. Several windows were broken, and part of the roof had collapsed. Yet the main structure still stood, silent and imposing beneath the grey afternoon sky.“Is this where I lived?” she asked.Her mother, seated beside her, nodded. “For the first six years of your life.”Aria tried to summon a memory. A garden. A staircase. Someone calling her name. Nothing

The First ConsequenceAria barely slept that night.The anonymous message remained on her phone, its words sitting in her mind like a threat disguised as advice.I HEAR YOU FOUND THE RECORDS. DON’T DESTROY THE FOUNDATION BEFORE YOU KNOW WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR YOU.She had read it so many times that she could almost hear the sender speaking. Whoever had sent it wanted her to doubt herself. Perhaps they wanted her to believe that exposing the truth would destroy something worth saving.But Aria had never promised to destroy the Foundation.She had promised to find out what it really was.By eight the next morning, she was dressed and waiting in the sitting room when Adrian arrived with two cups of coffee. He placed one in front of her, then studied her face.“You didn’t sleep.”“Neither did you.”“I didn’t say I did.”Despite herself, Aria almost smiled. “You look terrible.”“Thank you. I was hoping for a compliment.”The brief exchange eased the tension, but only slightly. Adrian sat opp