Semua Bab The CEO's Secret Substitute: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Lena stared at the note in her trembling hands.You wanted the truth.Now come alone.At the bottom was one name.Alexander Blackwood.Her heart pounded.“No…”She looked at Alexander.He stood beside the hospital bed, his expression tense.“I didn't write that.”“I know.”“Then why is my name on it?”“I don't know.”Lena looked toward the empty bed.Her father had disappeared.Someone had taken him from a guarded hospital room.And now someone was using Alexander's name.“This is a trap,” Alexander said.“I know.”“You're not going anywhere.”Lena looked at him.“My father is missing.”“And that's exactly what they want.”“What if he's hurt?”“We'll find him.”“How?”Alexander pulled out his phone.“I have people checking every exit.”Lena shook her head.“They won't find him.”“Why?”“Because whoever did this knew exactly what they were doing.”She pointed at the note.“They want me to follow.”Alexander studied her.“And we won't give them what they want.”Lena's eyes narrowed.“Wh

The warehouse fell silent.Adrian's gun was pointed directly at Alexander.Lena's heart pounded.“You're lying,” she whispered.Adrian smiled.“About which part?”“I'm not the heir to anything.”“You are.”“My father was Daniel Carter.”“Daniel raised you. That doesn't make him your legal father.”Lena looked at Alexander.He seemed just as shocked.“What do you mean by legal heir?” he asked.Adrian lowered the gun slightly.“Your mother was the last surviving member of the original Blackwood bloodline.”Alexander's eyes widened.“That can't be true.”“You've spent your entire life believing your father built this empire.”Adrian laughed.“He inherited it.”Lena shook her head.“My mother never told me.”“She was trying to protect you.”“From you?”“From everyone.”Adrian stepped forward.“The Blackwood fortune was placed into a private trust decades ago. The trust has one condition.”“What condition?”“The heir must be a direct descendant of the original family.”Lena stared at him.

Lena remained frozen after the call ended.Her mother's final words repeated inside her head.Do not marry Alexander.Alexander is not the man you think he is.She slowly lowered her phone.Alexander watched her carefully.“What did she say?”Lena couldn't answer.“Lena?”“She said…”Her voice trembled.“She told me not to marry you.”Alexander's face became serious.“Did she say why?”“No.”“Then we need to find her.”Lena looked at him.“You don't seem surprised.”“I've been expecting this.”“Why?”“Because someone has been trying to convince you I'm dangerous since the beginning.”She frowned.“But what if they're right?”Alexander went silent.Lena immediately noticed.“You know something.”“I know a lot of things.”“About me?”“Yes.”“About my mother?”“Yes.”“About why she doesn't want me to marry you?”He looked away.“Alexander.”He sighed.“There is something I never told you.”Lena's heart sank.“Another secret?”“Yes.”She stepped backward.“What is it?”“My father wasn't t

“Mom?”Lena rushed toward the window.Alexander grabbed her arm.“Wait!”“But that's her voice!”“I know.”Outside, the darkness was filled with shouting and footsteps.Adrian immediately locked the doors.“Everyone stay away from the windows.”Lena stared at him.“You heard her.”“Yes.”“She said not to trust you.”Adrian's jaw tightened.“She has every reason to hate me.”“Does she?”He didn't answer.Daniel slowly stood.“Lena, listen to me.”She turned toward him.“Is she really outside?”“Yes.”“Then why are we hiding?”“Because she's not alone.”A loud gunshot echoed outside.Lena flinched.Alexander pulled her closer.“We need to get out through the back.”“No.”Adrian shook his head.“That's exactly where they want us to go.”Alexander looked at him.“Then what's your plan?”Adrian pointed toward the floor.“There is a tunnel beneath the house.”Lena stared.“Another secret passage?”“This family has too many secrets,” Alexander muttered.Adrian ignored him.“We can reach the

Lena stared at Victor Blackwood.Her entire body felt numb.“Kill me?”Her mother immediately stepped forward.“I didn't.”Victor smiled.“But you agreed.”“No.”“You signed the contract.”“I signed it to save her.”Lena looked between them.“What are you talking about?”Victor raised the gun.“Your mother was supposed to kill you the night you were born.”Alexander stepped closer.“Why?”Victor's eyes remained fixed on Lena.“Because your existence threatened everything I had built.”Lena shook her head.“I was a baby.”“Exactly.”His voice was cold.“A baby with a claim to the Blackwood fortune.”Adrian stepped forward.“You're lying.”Victor looked at his brother.“You always were a sentimental fool.”“You tried to kill your own granddaughter.”“She was never supposed to survive.”Lena felt tears running down her cheeks.Her mother grabbed her hand.“Don't listen to him.”“But is it true?”Her mother couldn't answer.Lena's voice broke.“Mom.”“I couldn't do it.”Victor laughed.“S