Semua Bab The CEO's Secret Substitute: Bab 11 - Bab 20

Lena stared at the letter in her hands.The paper was old, the ink slightly faded, but every word felt painfully clear.For years, she had wondered why her mother left.Why she grew up without answers.Why everyone around her seemed to know a different version of her life.And now, after all the searching, the truth was finally in front of her.But she was afraid to read it.Because deep inside, she already knew.Whatever was written in that letter would change everything.“Lena.”Alexander's voice was soft.She looked at him.“What if I don't want to know?”Alexander didn't answer immediately.Then he said,“Then you don't have to.”Everyone looked at him.“But you deserve the choice.”Lena lowered her eyes.The same man whose family had hurt hers was still the only person giving her control over her own life.She slowly unfolded the letter.Her mother's handwriting appeared.My dearest Lena,A tear fell from her eye.If you are reading this, it means the secrets I tried to bury have

Lena stood frozen in the middle of Alexander's office.The words she had just heard continued to echo in her mind.Your sister is alive.For years, Lena had believed she was an only child.Her parents had never mentioned a sister. Not once.She had grown up believing that the small family she remembered was the only family she had ever had.Yet Alexander was standing in front of her, telling her that someone had been hiding the truth.“That's impossible,” Lena whispered.Alexander didn't answer immediately.Instead, he walked toward his desk and picked up a thin brown folder.“I thought the same thing when I first saw the records.”He placed the folder in front of her.Lena hesitated before opening it.Inside were photographs.The first showed a young woman standing beside an older couple.Lena's breath caught.The woman looked familiar.Not exactly like her, but there were similarities.The eyes.The shape of her face.The small mark near her left eyebrow.Lena touched the photograph

Lena stared at Alexander.For several seconds, neither of them moved.His words had shattered everything she thought she knew.My father ordered your sister's disappearance.Lena's fingers trembled around the envelope.“You knew?”Alexander's expression tightened.“I suspected.”“That isn't what I asked.”He looked away.“I found evidence three years ago.”Lena felt her chest tighten.“And you never told me?”“I didn't know if the evidence was real.”“You could have told me!”Her voice echoed through the hallway.Alexander remained silent.Lena wiped the tears gathering in her eyes.“My entire life has been a lie.”“I know.”“No, you don't.”She stepped closer.“You grew up knowing your father. You knew his name, his company, his history. I grew up believing mine was a good man.”Alexander's expression softened.“Your father was a good man.”Lena froze.“What?”“Your father wasn't responsible for the fraud.”“Then why was he blamed?”“Because my father needed someone to take the fall.

Lena stared at the note in her trembling hands.Ask your mother who your father is.The words seemed impossible.Her father had always been the man she remembered from childhood—the gentle man who carried her when she was tired, who bought her favorite sweets, and who told her that no matter what happened, she would always be safe.Now everything she believed about him was falling apart.Alexander stood beside her, staring at the empty chair where Elena had been moments ago.“She was here,” Lena whispered.“I know.”“But she's gone.”Alexander crouched down and examined the floor.“There isn't enough blood for her to be seriously injured.”“Then where did she go?”“I don't know.”Lena looked toward the dark hallway.“Your mother.”Alexander's expression hardened.“She knows something.”“Then we have to find her.”Before they could move, footsteps echoed behind them.Alexander immediately turned.A shadow appeared at the end of the corridor.“Who's there?”No answer.Alexander moved in

Lena couldn't breathe.For twenty-two years, she had believed her father was dead.Now a stranger's voice had shattered everything she knew.It's your father.She stared at the phone in her hand.Alexander stood beside her, his expression tense.“What did he say?”Lena swallowed.“He said he's my father.”Alexander's eyes narrowed.“Daniel Carter?”Lena nodded.Elena looked away.“Then he finally contacted you.”Lena turned toward her.“You knew he was alive?”Elena hesitated.“Yes.”Lena's eyes filled with tears.“And you never told me?”“I was protecting you.”“Everyone keeps saying that!”Her voice broke.“Everyone has been protecting me by lying to me!”Elena lowered her eyes.“You have every right to be angry.”Lena turned away.She wanted answers.Not another secret.Not another mysterious letter.Not another person telling her that everything she believed was false.She wanted the truth.And this time, she would find it herself.---Alexander took the phone from her.“Can you t