Semua Bab The CEO's Secret Divorce: Bab 41 - Bab 50

The next morning, Adrian was already in his office when Evelyn walked in.He hadn't slept much.The photograph from the previous night lay on his desk, beside the old agreement and the USB drive.Evelyn looked at him.“You've been here all night.”“I couldn't sleep.”“Because of Victor?”Adrian nodded.“Victor knows something about our fathers. Something important.”Evelyn sat across from him.“Then we need to find him before Richard does.”Adrian looked at her.“That's exactly what I'm thinking.”His phone rang.It was his security chief.“Sir, we have a location.”Adrian stood immediately.“Victor?”“Yes.”“Where?”“An old property outside the city. We traced one of his vehicles there this morning.”“Send me the address.”“Already sent.”Adrian ended the call.Evelyn stood.“Let's go.”Adrian grabbed his jacket.“You're staying with me.”“I know.”---The property was an old farmhouse surrounded by trees.Adrian's security team had already arrived.He stepped out of the car with Eve

Evelyn stared at the photograph on her phone.Margaret was sitting in a chair, her hands tied behind her back.The message beneath the picture was still on the screen.Come alone if you want her alive.Adrian took the phone from Evelyn.“You're not going anywhere alone.”“I wasn't planning to.”Sophia stood near the window, still looking at the photograph.“I know exactly where this is.”Adrian looked at her.“Tell me.”“The old Grant warehouse. My father used to keep business records there.”“Does anyone use it now?”“No. It has been abandoned for years.”Adrian immediately turned to his security chief.“Get the team ready.”“Yes, sir.”Evelyn looked at Sophia.“Are you coming?”Sophia nodded.“My mother knew that place. If Margaret is there, there may be something connected to her.”Adrian hesitated.“You stay behind us.”Sophia nodded.“Understood.”---Twenty minutes later, they arrived at the warehouse.It stood at the edge of an industrial area, surrounded by empty buildings.Th

The footsteps grew louder.Evelyn's fingers tightened around Adrian's hand.James.The name echoed in her mind.Adrian stepped forward.“James?”A man's shadow appeared at the top of the stairs.Then he slowly walked down.Evelyn had never seen him before.But Adrian had.His face changed the moment he saw him.“It can't be you.”The man smiled.“It's been a long time, Adrian.”Victor tried to stand.“Don't.”James looked at him.“You should have stayed away, Victor.”Adrian moved in front of Evelyn.“You were my father's friend.”James laughed quietly.“I was.”“You helped him.”“For many years.”“Then you betrayed him.”James's smile disappeared.“Your father betrayed me first.”Adrian's jaw tightened.“Everyone keeps saying that.”“Because it's true.”James continued down the stairs.“He promised me half of the company.”“And?”“He changed his mind.”Adrian stared at him.“So you helped Richard kill him.”James shook his head.“I didn't kill your father.”Victor spoke from behind t

Adrian's eyes remained fixed on the window.“Lock the doors.”The security guards immediately moved.Evelyn stood beside him, her heart pounding.“Is he outside?”“We don't know.”The guard shook his head.“The car was abandoned at the gate. There's no sign of Richard.”Adrian's expression remained tense.“That doesn't make me feel better.”He turned toward Evelyn.“Stay inside.”She nodded.The archivist gathered the old documents from the table.“Should I leave?”“Yes. Take the records with you.”The old man hesitated.“Mr. Blackwood, these documents are important.”“Exactly. That's why I don't want them here.”He handed the documents to one of his guards.“Get them somewhere safe.”The guard nodded.Suddenly, the lights went out.Evelyn gasped.Adrian immediately reached for her.“I'm here.”The entire house fell silent.Then came a sound from upstairs.A door closing.Adrian looked toward the staircase.“Everyone stay here.”He took a flashlight and started upstairs.Evelyn follow

Evelyn stood frozen.The memory had come back so suddenly that she could barely breathe.Little Lily.That was what he had called her.James.The man who had always been introduced as her father's closest friend.The man who had visited their home when she was young.The man who had comforted her after nightmares.The man she had trusted.Adrian looked at her.“Evelyn, are you sure?”She slowly nodded.“I remember his voice.”Richard smiled.“I told you.”Adrian turned toward him.“You knew.”“Of course.”“You knew James raised her.”Richard's smile widened.“James didn't just raise her. He watched her.”Evelyn's face went pale.“Why?”Richard's expression became cold.“Because Alexander wanted his daughter protected.”Victor suddenly interrupted.“That's not the whole truth.”Richard glared at him.Victor looked at Evelyn.“James was ordered to protect you.”“By whom?”“Alexander.”Evelyn shook her head.“Then why did he betray him?”Victor hesitated.“Because Richard offered him som