Semua Bab The CEO's Secret Substitute: Bab 31 - Bab 40

Lena stared at the phone long after the call ended.Alexander watched her carefully.“Was that Ethan?”She nodded.“He said not to trust you.”Alexander's expression remained calm, but his eyes darkened.“Did he tell you why?”“No.”“Then we need to find him.”Lena looked at the photograph of the man she had just discovered was her brother.“He sounded like he knows everything.”“Maybe he does.”The nun quietly closed the old file.“There is something else you should know.”Lena turned toward her.“What?”“Ethan wasn't always called Ethan Blackwood.”Lena frowned.“What was his name?”The nun hesitated.“Ethan Carter.”“We know that.”“No.”She shook her head.“His name before he was adopted was Ethan Reyes.”Lena's heart stopped.“Reyes?”The nun nodded.“Your mother's maiden name.”Lena slowly looked at her mother.Her mother began crying.“I never wanted you to know.”“You knew he was alive?”“I suspected.”“You suspected?”“I received letters.”“From Ethan?”“Yes.”“How many?”“Th

The clock on Lena's phone showed 11:37 p.m.Only twenty-three minutes remained.She stood in the living room, staring at the contract Ethan had demanded.Alexander walked toward her.“You're not going alone.”“I know.”He looked at her.“You're thinking about it.”Lena sighed.“I don't know what else to do.”“We go together.”“What if Ethan hurts you?”“He won't.”“How do you know?”“I don't.”Lena looked away.“That doesn't make me feel better.”Alexander stepped closer.“Lena, listen to me. Whatever happens tonight, don't sign anything.”“Even if it saves you?”“Especially then.”She stared at him.“Why?”“Because I've finally realized something.”“What?”“You're not a substitute.”He gently took her hand.“You're Lena.”Her eyes softened.“And that's enough.”---At exactly midnight, they arrived at Blackwood Tower.The building was almost completely dark.Only the top floor was illuminated.Lena looked up.“That's where they are.”Alexander nodded.“Stay close.”They entered throu

“Twin?”Lena could barely breathe.Victor's voice echoed through the darkness.“Yes, Lena.”She looked around.“Where is she?”A low laugh came through the speakers.“Closer than you think.”Alexander immediately moved in front of her.“Show yourself.”Victor ignored him.“Your entire life was built around a lie.”Lena's hands trembled.“My mother had twins?”“Yes.”“Why didn't anyone tell me?”“Because one of you was never supposed to exist.”The lights suddenly came back on.A large screen appeared on the wall.Victor stood inside a room.Beside him was a young woman.Lena stared.The woman looked almost exactly like her.Same eyes.Same face shape.Same dark hair.Lena whispered,“No…”The woman looked directly into the camera.“Lena.”Lena stepped closer to the screen.“Who are you?”The woman swallowed.“I'm your sister.”Lena's heart broke.“What is your name?”The woman hesitated.“Lara.”Catherine covered her mouth.“Oh my God.”Alexander looked at her.“You knew?”“No.”Victo

The smoke slowly filled the hallway.Lena held Lara's hand while Alexander stood in front of them, ready to protect them.Then the woman stepped through the broken doorway.She was elegant, calm, and frighteningly composed.Her dark hair fell over her shoulders, and her eyes were almost identical to Michael's.Lena stared at her.“Isabella?”The woman smiled.“So you've finally heard my name.”Michael stepped forward.“Isabella, leave my family alone.”She laughed softly.“Your family?”Her eyes moved toward Lena and Lara.“You mean the family you abandoned?”Michael's expression hardened.“I left to protect them.”“You always have an excuse.”Daniel stepped beside Michael.“You shouldn't be here.”Isabella looked at him.“And yet here I am.”Lena stepped forward.“Why are you doing this?”Isabella looked at her.“Because everything you have belongs to me.”“No.”Lara moved beside Lena.“We're the heirs.”Isabella smiled.“That's what they told you.”She pulled out a document.“The or

Lena stared at the document in her hands.Her eyes moved over the words again and again.Lena Reyes and Lara Reyes have different biological fathers.“No,” Lara whispered.She shook her head violently.“That isn't possible.”Richard stood in the doorway, watching them.“It is.”Lena looked at him.“You knew?”“Of course.”“Then tell us the truth.”Richard stepped into the vault.“The truth is that your mother gave birth to only one child.”Lara's face went pale.“What?”Lena couldn't breathe.“But we were told we were twins.”“You were told a story.”“Then who am I?” Lara asked.Richard smiled.“That is the question you should have asked years ago.”Lara stepped toward him.“Who is my father?”Richard looked at Lena.“Not Gabriel Reyes.”Lena's heart dropped.“Then who?”Richard slowly answered,“Victor Blackwood.”Silence.Lara stared at him.“No.”“Yes.”“You're lying.”“Victor had a daughter before he married Catherine.”Lara's eyes filled with tears.“My mother?”“No.”Richard sho