Forbidden Obsession のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 101 - チャプター 105

Some family meetings start with hope and end with papers that rewrite everything you thought you knew.The coffee shop near the beach felt too normal for what was about to happen. Hope sat beside me fidgeting with her napkin while John stood at the counter ordering drinks. The young woman who called herself Claire arrived exactly on time. She looked nervous but determined as she slid into the seat across from us. Her eyes carried that familiar Voss shape that made my stomach tighten.Thank you for meeting me she said quietly. I know this is a lot. I have waited years to do this. My mother told me stories about John before she passed. She said Sarah made sure I stayed hidden because I was proof of something she could not forgive.John set the coffees down and sat beside me. His hand found mine under the table. I need to see proof he said his voice steady but I heard the strain underneath. After everything this family has been through I cannot take another s

Some family meetings start with hope and end with words that test every bridge you have built.The living room felt smaller than usual that afternoon as we all gathered around the big table. Claire sat across from us with her hands folded tightly in her lap. She had asked for this meeting herself and now the weight of it hung in the air like smoke. John sat beside me his hand resting on my knee under the table. Hope watched with careful eyes while Elias fidgeted in his chair. Mia had come over with Daniel leaving the little ones with a trusted sitter.Claire took a deep breath and looked at John directly. I need to tell you something she said. A few nights ago someone contacted me. They called themselves the lingering shadow. They offered me power. A place at the head of the family if I helped them take what they say is rightfully theirs. They knew things about my mother. About the hidden years. I turned them down but I am scared. I do not want to be pull