Todos los capítulos de THE CEO LEFT ME.... THEN CAME BACK BEGGING: Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 80

Damian's voice echoed through the phone."It concerns you."Amelia's grip tightened around the handset."What did you find?"There was a brief silence on the other end."I'd rather tell you in person."Her heart sank."Damian...""What is it?""I promise you're not in immediate danger," he said gently. "But it's important.""I'll be back at the estate soon."The call ended.Amelia slowly lowered the phone.Sophie searched her face."What happened?"Amelia forced a small smile."He said they found something.""...Something that concerns me."---Nearly an hour later, Damian, Detective Bennett, Nathan and Adrian returned from Sub-Level B.The exhaustion on their faces was impossible to miss.Damian walked straight into the study, carrying a sealed evidence folder.Amelia stood as he entered."You said you found something."He nodded."We did."Bennett placed the folder on the table."It was inside the underground records room.""Forensics have already photographed everything."He slid a

Morning arrived beneath a sky heavy with grey clouds.The estate was quieter than usual.Not peaceful.Just... exhausted.The kidnapping of Evelyn Ashcroft had shaken everyone.If a woman could disappear from a guarded intensive care unit, then nowhere truly felt safe anymore.Detective Bennett had doubled security around the estate before leaving at dawn for police headquarters.Even so, armed officers now patrolled every entrance and exit.No one took chances anymore.---Upstairs, Amelia stood in the middle of the bedroom she woke up to with thoughts of being safe and her talking to her child while she felt every movement.The room looked unfamiliar now.Most of the furniture had been covered.Nearly every wardrobe stood empty.Cardboard cartons lined one wall, each carefully labeled in black marker.CLOTHES.BOOKS.DOCUMENTS.Sophie entered carrying another roll of packing tape."I found this in the study."Amelia smiled faintly."Thank you."She knelt beside an open suitcase and

For several seconds, no one spoke.The estate remained dark.Only the emergency lights cast a faint glow across the hallway.Bennett stared at Eleanor."Where did Samuel find Daniel?"Eleanor's expression tightened."An old children's shelter."Nathan frowned."Where?""It was demolished years ago.""That doesn't answer the question."Eleanor looked toward the western grounds."Because the shelter was built on land that once belonged to Samuel."Damian's eyes narrowed."You're saying Daniel was found on Ashcroft property?""No."Eleanor shook her head."He was found in the city.""Near the old Saint Mary's Children's Home."Bennett immediately turned to Nathan."Find the records."Nathan pulled out his phone."Already doing it."He typed quickly.A few seconds later, his expression changed."Saint Mary's Children's Home closed twenty-two years ago.""After a fire."Eleanor's face became pale."That wasn't an accident."Bennett stared at her."What happened?"Eleanor looked down."The

The darkness lasted only a few seconds.Then the emergency lights flickered on.Eleanor stood beneath the dim red glow, her face wet with tears.Amelia stared at her."What did you do to Samuel?"Eleanor didn't answer.Damian immediately stepped closer to Amelia.Bennett turned toward Eleanor."You heard him.""What did you do?"Eleanor looked at the black screen."I didn't kill him.""That wasn't my question."She closed her eyes."I betrayed him."---The words settled over the ruins.Nathan frowned."How?"Eleanor slowly turned toward them."Samuel trusted me with the Archive.""More than anyone.""He trusted me with the names.""The locations.""The evidence.""And when Daniel began taking control..."Her voice cracked."I told him."Bennett's expression hardened."You gave Daniel access to the Archive.""I thought I was protecting Samuel."Eleanor looked down."Daniel had already become dangerous.""He had people watching Samuel.""Following him.""Threatening him.""I thought if

The phone continued ringing.Once.Twice.Three times.The sound echoed through the Archive.Amelia stared at it."How long has that phone been here?"Daniel didn't answer."Daniel."His gaze remained fixed on the old black telephone."Twenty-two years."Amelia's heart skipped."It has been ringing for twenty-two years?""No."He looked at her."It stopped ringing after your mother disappeared."Eleanor's face had gone pale."Then why is it ringing now?"Daniel slowly shook his head."I don't know."The phone rang again.Amelia took another step toward it.Damian immediately caught her wrist."Don't."She looked at him."What if it's my mother?""Amelia, your mother disappeared twenty-two years ago.""So did Eleanor."Eleanor flinched."And Daniel was supposed to be dead."Amelia looked at the phone."Then I don't think we should assume anything is impossible."---The phone rang again.Daniel moved toward it.Amelia's voice stopped him."Wait."He turned.She looked at the old teleph