Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Bride he never wanted : Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

Eva stared into the dark tunnel.Her grandfather's voice still echoed in her mind.Come to me.She looked at Amelia.“You knew he was here?”Amelia shook her head.“No.”“Then why did you bring us here?”“I didn't.”Daniel looked toward the passage.“Someone opened this from the other side.”Adrian stepped forward.“Stay behind me.”Eva followed him.The tunnel was narrow, with old brick walls and dim lights running along the floor. The further they walked, the colder it became.Nobody spoke.Until Amelia suddenly stopped.Eva nearly walked into her.“What?”Amelia pointed toward the wall.A series of photographs had been pinned there.Eva moved closer.They were pictures of her.As a baby.As a child.As a teenager.At school.At the hospital.Outside Blackwood Tower.And finally—one taken only days ago.Eva's stomach twisted.“He's been watching me.”Amelia nodded.“For a long time.”Adrian looked at the photographs.“Not just him.”Eva turned.“What?”Adrian pointed at one of the

The silence after Samuel's voice disappeared was unbearable.Eva stared at the speakers.“He said he's coming here.”Daniel immediately closed the laptop.“We can't stay.”Adrian nodded.“Everyone out. Now.”But Richard didn't move.Instead, he stared at the screen with an expression Eva had never seen before.Fear.Not for himself.For them.“He wants the archive,” Richard said.Eva turned toward him.“Then let him come.”Richard shook his head.“You don't understand. Samuel doesn't want the archive.”“What does he want?”Richard looked directly at her.“You.”Eva's stomach tightened.“Why?”“Because you're the only person who can open the original file.”Daniel looked up.“But we already opened it.”“Part of it.”Richard pointed toward the laptop.“The archive you accessed was only the outer layer. The real archive is protected by a biological key.”Eva frowned.“A biological key?”“Your memories.”Eva remembered what Richard had said earlier.The archive isn't inside you. Your memo

The screen went completely black.For several seconds, nobody moved.Then three words appeared.WELCOME, NATHAN HART.Eva stared at the screen.“My father.”Daniel looked at the system.“His identity was accepted.”“But he's not here,” Adrian said.Richard's face had gone pale.“He doesn't need to be.”Eva turned toward him.“What does that mean?”Richard looked at the archive.“Nathan was given access years ago.”“By whom?”“Your mother.”Eva's heart pounded.“So my mother knew how to access the archive?”“She helped create the original security system.”Daniel shook his head.“That doesn't make sense. Samuel said he created part of it.”“He did,” Richard said.“But Nathan created another part.”Eva stepped closer.“Then why did my father hide everything from me?”Richard looked at her.“Because he was trying to keep you outside the system.”Eva's voice cracked.“And instead I became the center of it.”No one answered.A loud click came from the archive.The screen lit up again.THIR

The screen went black.For several seconds, nobody moved.Eva could still hear the words echoing in her head.YOUR GRANDFATHER DIDN'T CREATE THE CIRCLE. HE INHERITED IT.She stared at the photograph lying on the table.Her baby face.Her mother holding her.And behind them, half-hidden in the darkness, stood a man.The face was impossible to see.But the watch on his wrist was unmistakable.Eva slowly turned toward her grandfather.“You knew.”He didn't answer.“Grandfather.”His expression had changed.For the first time since Eva had known him, the old confidence in his eyes was gone.“I knew someone was watching you,” he finally said.Adrian stepped closer to Eva.“Who?”Her grandfather looked at him.“I don't know.”Adrian's jaw tightened.“You expect us to believe that?”“I expect you to understand that the Circle was never one organization.”The room fell silent.Grandmother looked toward the broken screen.“There were layers.”Eva frowned.“Layers?”“The original Circle,” Grand

The drive to St. Mary's Hospital felt strangely quiet.Eva sat beside Adrian in the back seat, staring through the window.The city lights blurred past her.Too many questions were fighting for space in her mind.Nathaniel.Clara.The hidden facility.The Circle.Her altered identity.And the words that frightened her most—You were never the bride they wanted. You were the heir they needed.Adrian reached across the seat and took her hand.Eva looked down.Their fingers intertwined.“You've been quiet,” he said.“I'm thinking.”“That usually means you're overthinking.”Despite everything, a tiny smile appeared on her lips.“You know me too well.”“I've had enough practice.”She looked at him.“You're not scared?”“Of course I am.”That surprised her.“Really?”Adrian nodded.“I've never been more scared.”“Then why do you look so calm?”He squeezed her hand.“Because if I start panicking, you'll start panicking.”Eva laughed softly.“You're unbelievable.”“I know.”For a moment, they