Chapter 131

Ivy pov:"Patricia Voss," the man said quietly.The room went still and I turned slowly, my mind refusing at first to fully process what he'd just said, searching Dr. Voss's face for some explanation that might make this revelation less devastating than it felt."That's not possible," Noah said slowly, disbelief crashing through his exhausted voice. "She's the one who warned us and she led us out of the museum.""She led you toward the loading dock," the man said carefully, "the exact route that would take the longest to reach federal reinforcement. If Rosalind hadn't intercepted you, if the tactic hadn't already been moving in from the east wing, you'd have walked directly into a secondary team waiting near the delivery entrance."Every head in the room turned toward Dr. Voss, and for a long, suspended moment, she said nothing at all, her carefully composed expression finally beginning to crack."He's not entirely wrong," she said quietly.Agent Reyes's hand moved instinctively towar

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Chapter 132

Noah pov:Three months of ordinary life had done something I hadn't expected… it had made me forget how quickly everything could still shift.The letter arrived on a Tuesday, official and cream-colored, tucked among grocery flyers and a birthday card from Anna. Ivy read it twice at the kitchen table, her expression sliding from confusion into something harder."It's from a law firm," she said slowly. "Whitmore, Ellery & Cross. Noah, they're representing the estate of Margaret Ashworth-Whitmore.""She's dead," I said, setting down my coffee. "Ivy, how does a dead woman's estate have anything to do with us?""Because apparently," Ivy said, scanning further down the page, her voice tightening with every line, "Margaret left a trust…a significant one and according to this letter, Elena is named as a primary beneficiary."I crossed the kitchen to read over her shoulder, dreading the building as I processed the formal legal language. The trust, established decades earlier and structured thr

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Chapter 133

Ivy pov:"They can't actually do that," I said, my voice rising despite my effort at composure. "Ellery, a guardian ad litem for her 'genetic interests'? She's a four-year-old girl, not a piece of property with competing claims.""Legally, it's an unusual request," Ellery admitted, exhaustion evident in his careful, measured tone. "But not impossible to file. Probate courts occasionally appoint independent representation in complex inheritance disputes involving minors, particularly when a trust's terms are ambiguous or contested. This foundation appears to be exploiting that provision.""Who's behind it?" Noah asked, his voice tight with barely controlled fury. "Ellery, someone drafted this motion specifically to reach into our lives again. I want a name."Ellery flipped through the document carefully. "The filing attorney is listed as someone named Gregory Fenwick," he said. "Representing the Ashworth Family Legacy Foundation. I don't recognize the firm, which itself is somewhat u

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Chapter 134

Noah pov:"Call the school right now," Ivy said, already dialing before I'd finished reading the message aloud, her hands steady despite the terror I could see crashing behind her eyes.The receptionist picked up on the second ring, apologetic and slightly flustered once she understood who was calling. "Mrs. Carter, I'm so sorry for the alarm… I think our office sent that message to the wrong file. Let me pull Elena's actual pickup log right now."We stood frozen in the courthouse parking garage, Ivy's phone pressed between us on speaker, both of us barely breathing as the receptionist typed rapidly on her end. "Okay," she said finally, relief audible in her own voice. "I see the issue. That message referenced a different family, the Carlsons… their daughter's also named Elena, and someone on our substitute front desk staff mixed up the notification system this morning. I am so sorry. Your Elena's been here all day, she's actually finishing snack time right now.""Can I speak to her

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Lessons For The Hockey Captain : Kabanata 131 - Kabanata 134

Chapter 131

Chapter 132

Chapter 133

Chapter 134