Todos os capítulos de The Woman I Became After You: Capítulo 81 - Capítulo 90

I stared at the message until the words blurred. Now ask her why she allowed you to believe Adrian was only your love story. My heart pounded. I slowly looked at my mother.“What does that mean?”She did not answer. I looked at Adrian. He was watching my mother with the same confusion I felt.“What is going on?” he asked.My mother lowered her eyes. “Elena, there are things about your relationship with Adrian that you need to understand.”My stomach tightened. “Things you knew?”“Yes.”The word came out so softly that it almost broke me. I stepped backward. “You knew about Adrian?”“I knew his family.”“That is not what I asked.”She looked at me through her tears. “I knew that one day our families might bring you together.”The room became silent. Adrian’s expression changed. “Bring us together?”My mother nodded. “It was part of your grandfather’s plan.”My heart sank. “What plan?”She wiped her tears. “Your grandfather believed that if the two families were connected through marria

The question remained in the room. Who really killed Clara?I looked at Daniel. “You said Adrian’s father knows.”“Yes.”“Then we need to find him.”Adrian was still holding the photograph of his father, and for the first time since I had known him, I saw something different in his eyes. Fear. Not fear for himself, but fear of discovering that everything he had believed about his family was false.“My father has been alive all these years,” he said quietly.Daniel nodded. “And he knows who killed Clara.”“Yes.”Adrian looked at me. “I need to see him.”“I know.”He reached for my hand, and I held it. Whatever happened next, I knew I could not face it alone.My father stepped toward us. “You should not go tonight.”Adrian looked at him. “Why?”“Because whoever has been watching Elena knows where we are.”My mother nodded. “Your father may be alive, but that does not mean he is safe.”I looked at Daniel. “Where is he?”“I can take you there.”My father immediately shook his head. “No.”

The room remained silent after Mrs. Bennett disappeared. I could still hear her final words inside my head. Your father did not die. My heart was beating so hard that I could hear it. I looked toward the empty doorway.“She escaped.”Adrian immediately moved toward the door. Daniel followed him.“Wait,” I said.They both turned.“She said my father is closer than I think.”Adrian came back to me. “Your father?”I nodded. “She said he is alive.”Margaret lowered her head. I looked at her. “You knew.”She closed her eyes. “Yes.”A painful silence followed. “You knew my father was alive?”“I knew he survived.”“Where is he?”“I do not know.”I stared at her. “You just told me he was alive.”“I know.”“Then how can you not know where he is?”Margaret looked at me with tears in her eyes. “Because the last time I saw him was twenty years ago.”I felt my chest tighten. “Why did you never tell me?”“Because I promised Clara.”“Everyone keeps saying they promised Clara.” My voice broke. “But n

I stared at the message until my hands became cold. If you want to see Samuel Reed alive, come to the place where Clara took her last breath. Samuel was alive. My father was alive. After everything I had believed for years, the truth was finally standing in front of me.But there was something terrifying about it. If Samuel was alive, why had he stayed hidden for so long? And why had someone suddenly decided to use him to draw me into a trap?Adrian took my phone from my hand. “We are not going there blindly.”I looked at him. “That is my father.”“I know.”“I have spent my entire life believing he was dead.”“I know.”“If there is even a small chance that he is alive, I cannot ignore it.”Adrian looked into my eyes. “I am not asking you to ignore it. I am asking you to let me protect you while we find him.”I shook my head. “I do not want to be protected anymore.”“You do not have to be helpless just because someone protects you.” His voice was gentle. “Let me stand beside you, Elena

Mrs. Bennett stood in the doorway with the gun pointed directly at Samuel. For one terrible second, nobody moved. My father looked at her without fear. Clara stood between them.“Put the gun down,” she said.Mrs. Bennett laughed softly. “You always had too much courage, Clara.”“You have already taken enough from us.”“I have not taken anything from you. You lost everything because you refused to understand how this world works.”Clara shook her head. “No. We lost everything because people like you believed power was more important than human life.”Mrs. Bennett’s eyes hardened. “You should have stayed dead.”I stepped forward. “Why are you doing this?”Her eyes moved toward me. “Because you were never supposed to discover the truth.”“You tried to kill my mother.”“No.”“You tried to kill my father.”“No.”“You ordered Clara’s murder.”She smiled. “I ordered her disappearance.”I froze. “What?”“I never ordered anyone to kill Clara.”Clara looked at her. “You knew they would come aft