All Chapters of Forced to Wear My Sister's Wedding Dress: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

Julian read Priya's printed statement twice before he trusted his own reaction. His hands were perfectly steady, but his chest felt hollow."She has the original laboratory result," Charles said sharply over the speakerphone. Leo stood beside the desk with his arms crossed tightly over his chest and his eyes fixed on the floor."The real one, Julian. It's negative. It's dated the very same day the fake positive result was entered into the database. There's also a digital payment record, anonymous and routed through a hidden account.""The same structure as the shipping firm," Leo said quietly, finally looking up. "The same structure as the crest commission. The same structure Christabel described before she disappeared."Julian sat back slowly in his leather chair. The random pieces that had circled his life for months were finally locking together with a terrifying click."One person. Every single disaster.""I think so," Charles agreed over the phone."Priya kept the original bank d

Julian stood frozen in the half-dark after the door clicked shut, Isabella's words still ringing louder than anything else in the room.Ask your uncle and his wife.He turned towards Eva so quickly that she flinched."Did you hear what she just said?" His voice came out rough, nothing controlled left in it now. "Did you hear her, Eva? And you still think this is some misunderstanding?""Julian—""She named my uncle and his wife. She didn't deny the account; she handed me two more names and walked out like she'd settled something." He dragged a hand through his hair, pacing quickly now, the composure he'd held together for the entire confrontation finally splitting apart."Twelve months, Eva. Twelve months I've been chasing a ghost, and she just told me half my family has been standing around it this whole time, watching, saying nothing.""I know," Eva said, her voice unsteady now, fear finally breaking through the doubt she'd been holding onto. "I heard her. I don't understand what sh

"Isabella!" Julian’s voice tore through the house, echoing up the stairs and down the long corridors he had already searched. He had checked the sitting rooms, the bedrooms, every dark corner he could think of, and Eva was nowhere to be found."Grandmother Isabella, where are you?!"Isabella appeared at the top of the grand staircase in her silk robe. She looked perfectly composed and unhurried, as though his screaming were the only thing disturbing an otherwise ordinary night. She descended the stairs slowly, one hand resting lightly on the polished banister."You are waking the whole estate," she said coldly. "This is not necessary, Julian.""My wife is missing.""Missing?" Isabella raised her eyebrows. Something almost amused flickered behind the fake concern she forced across her face. "Or perhaps she simply needed air after the terrible scene you made earlier. You have become quite obsessed with control these past months, Julian. Have you considered that your own anger might be d

Eva woke to the smell of damp concrete and old rope.Her head ached, and when she tried to move, she felt the ropes binding her wrists behind her back. Her ankles were tied to the legs of a metal chair, and a strip of tape covered her mouth. Panic rose in her chest as she struggled to remember how she had ended up there, but all she could recall was leaving the sitting room and heading towards the kitchen.Then someone had grabbed her from behind.Her first thought was of her baby. She lowered her head as far as the ropes allowed and pressed her stomach against her knees, trying to calm herself. She had to be careful. Whatever these people wanted from her, she could not afford to put the baby at risk.She lifted her head and looked around the room. It was large and almost empty, with dusty windows high above her and wooden crates stacked against one wall. The concrete floor was cold beneath her feet, and the faint smell of rust suggested that the building had been abandoned for years.

Henderson stood over Eva with the tape in his hand, but he did not move.“Don't,” Eva pleaded, forcing herself to meet his eyes. “Please, not yet.”“I don't have much time, Eva.”“Then listen.” She took a slow breath, fighting the panic threatening to overwhelm her. “I saw your face when you read that message. I don't know what Isabella told you, but I know she's in a hurry to make sure I never leave this place.”Henderson's thumb pressed against the roll of tape.“Think about what you're doing, Henderson. If I die in this building, who do you think the police will investigate first? You. Your car is outside, and your fingerprints are on that crate. You brought me here, and you're the one standing over me. Isabella can deny everything while you take the blame for all of it.”“She promised me my family would be safe.”Eva watched him carefully. “She made that promise five years ago, too. What has she done for you since then, except keep you frightened enough to obey her?”Henderson loo