Semua Bab The Billionaires 10th Bride: Bab 131 - Bab 140

Valerie's POVThe message refused to leave my mind."You found the secret they wanted buried. But you still don't know who buried it."I must have read those words a hundred times, yet they never felt any less unsettling. Every time I looked at them, I realized how little I actually knew. I had spent so much time chasing Elias Vane's story that I believed I was finally standing at the end of the mystery. Instead, I found myself staring at the beginning of another one.For months, Silas and I had uncovered hidden journals, forgotten names, buried sacrifices, and a network of people determined to keep the truth locked away. We exposed lies that had survived for generations. We learned why Elias disappeared and why so many people believed protecting his secret was the right thing to do.But this message changed everything.It told me the people we had confronted were never the true architects of the cover-up.They had only inherited it.Someone else had made the first decision. Someone p

Valerie's POVThe morning after we escaped the abandoned chapel felt strangely quiet.For the first time in months, nobody was chasing us. There were no hidden messages waiting for me, no mysterious phone calls, and no new clues leading us toward another forgotten piece of Elias Vane's past.Instead, there was silence.The kind of silence that comes after a storm, when the damage has already been done but no one yet knows what tomorrow will look like.Silas and I left the chapel before anyone could follow us. Neither of us spoke much during the drive. We were exhausted, but it wasn't only physical exhaustion. We had spent months carrying questions that had finally been answered, yet somehow the weight on my shoulders felt heavier than before.Finding the truth had never been the end of this journey.Now I understood it was only the beginning.We stopped at a safe house owned by someone Silas trusted completely. It was quiet, hidden away from the city, and far from the people who were

Valerie's POVThe morning after Elias Vane's story reached the public felt nothing like I expected.I thought the world would change overnight.Instead, the sun still rose over Blackwood Heights. The streets remained crowded. People hurried to work, children laughed on their way to school, and life continued as though generations of lies had not just been uncovered.It reminded me of something Elias had written."History changes quietly before the world notices it."His words stayed with me as I stood beside the window of the Vane estate, watching the city wake beneath a pale golden sky.The silence behind me broke."You're thinking about him again."I turned to find Silas standing in the doorway with two cups of coffee.He handed one to me without another word."I keep wondering if we did the right thing," I admitted."We told the truth.""That doesn't mean it didn't hurt people."Silas looked out across the city before answering."It did."His honesty surprised me."But lies were hu

Valerie’s POVMonths had passed since Elias Vane’s truth was finally revealed to the world.For the first time in a long time, life no longer revolved around secrets, hidden messages, and unanswered questions. The constant fear that followed us everywhere had disappeared, but adjusting to peace was harder than I expected.I had spent so much time fighting to uncover the truth that I had never considered what would happen after we found it.Now, we had to build something new.When I returned to the Vane estate, I barely recognised the place.It was still the same mansion, with the same walls and history, but the atmosphere had changed. The coldness that once surrounded it was gone. The rooms no longer felt like they were protecting forgotten secrets.Silas had changed everything.The old rules created by generations of fear had been removed. Family records that were once locked away were now accessible. Employees who had spent years living under strict expectations were finally treated

Valerie's POVPeace was something I once believed belonged to other people.I watched others live ordinary lives and wondered what it felt like to wake up without fear sitting beside them.I wondered what it felt like to make plans without worrying that someone would take everything away.Now, I finally understood.Peace was not the absence of scars.It was learning that those scars no longer controlled you.Months had passed since Elias Vane's truth was revealed, yet sometimes I still expected another secret to appear.A hidden letter.A forgotten name.Another person stepping out of the shadows.Old habits were difficult to forget.For so long, my mind had been trained to search for danger.But slowly, day by day, I was learning something new.Not every silence carried a warning.Sometimes silence was simply peace.---The Vane estate continued to change.The place that once felt like a monument to old power had become something different.People came through its doors for reasons t