Semua Bab His Beautiful Obsession : Bab 11 - Bab 20

“Your uncle is only the one taking orders.”Paulit-ulit na umalingawngaw sa isip ni Eliana ang sinabi ng kanyang ama.Hindi siya makagalaw.Hindi siya makapagsalita.Parang biglang naging masyadong maliit ang buong mundo niya para sa lahat ng katotohanang pilit nilang ipinapasok sa kanyang isip.Her uncle.The man she grew up trusting.The man who used to bring her favorite pastries whenever he visited.The man who had comforted her mother after her father's supposed death.The man who had told her, again and again, that her father was gone.He was taking orders.But from whom?Eliana slowly looked at her father.“Who?”Her father didn't answer.“Dad.”His eyes remained fixed on her.“Eliana, you have to understand—”“No.”She shook her head.“I've been understanding for seven years.”Her voice trembled.“I understood when you didn't come home. I understood when Mom cried. I understood when everyone told me you were dead.”She wiped away a tear.“I understood because I thought there w

SUBJECT SEVEN HAS AWAKENED.Paulit-ulit na kumikislap ang mga salita sa computer screen.Hindi makagalaw si Eliana.Hindi rin makapagsalita si Adrian.At si Daniel—Para bang nakita niya ang isang multo.“Ano'ng ibig sabihin nito?” tanong ni Eliana.Walang sumagot.Tumingin siya kay Daniel.“Daniel.”Tahimik pa rin ito.“Daniel!”Napapitlag siya.“Sorry.”“Bakit ganyan ang reaction mo?”Daniel looked at the screen.“Because I've seen those words before.”Napatigil si Eliana.“Saan?”“Seven years ago.”Nanlamig ang kanyang mga kamay.“Where?”Daniel swallowed.“On the night I disappeared.”Adrian stepped closer.“What are you talking about?”Daniel looked at his brother.“Before I was taken, I found a file.”“What file?”“Project Seven.”Adrian's expression hardened.“Why didn't you tell me?”“Because I thought the project was destroyed.”“But it wasn't.”Daniel slowly shook his head.“No.”He looked at Eliana.“It wasn't destroyed.”Eliana stared at him.“It was transferred.”“Transfe

The screen went completely white.For three seconds, nobody moved.Nobody breathed.The old estate was so silent that Eliana could hear the faint hum of the computer beside her.Then the final line appeared.IDENTITY CONFIRMED.Beneath it, a black bar blinked.AUTHORIZED SUBJECT:Eliana stared.Her heart hammered against her ribs.She had spent the last several hours uncovering secrets she never knew existed. Her father had been alive. Adrian's father had been alive. Daniel, whom everyone believed had disappeared seven years ago, was standing only a few feet away.Her own mother had been part of a project.She had been called Subject Seven.Her memories had been altered.Her pendant wasn't merely a keepsake.And now—there was a name.A name that could explain everything.The letters slowly appeared on the screen.One.Then another.Then another.Eliana's eyes widened.She stopped breathing.Someone behind her whispered her name."Eliana..."She didn't turn around.She couldn't.Becau

The door handle turned again.“Adrian?”The voice was gentle.Almost painfully familiar.“Sweetheart, please open the door.”Adrian Vale stood motionless in the middle of the library.For twenty-two years, he had carried the memory of his mother like a wound that never healed. He remembered her laughter, the scent of her perfume, and the way she used to brush his hair away from his forehead whenever he fell asleep on the sofa.He remembered the funeral.He remembered his grandfather holding his shoulder and telling him that strong men didn't cry in front of other people.He remembered the empty bedroom.The unopened gifts.The nights when Daniel cried because he wanted their mother to come home.And now, after all those years, her voice was on the other side of a locked door.“Adrian?” she called again.His fingers trembled.Eliana stood beside him, watching his face change. She had seen Adrian angry, cold, arrogant, and frighteningly calm. She had even seen him look genuinely afraid.

The doors slammed shut.One by one, the lights inside the hidden archive turned red.Eliana stood frozen beside Adrian, staring at the woman who had just declared herself the third architect of Project Seven.Isabelle Vale.A mother who had supposedly died years ago.A woman who had abandoned her sons.A woman who had returned at the exact moment their lives were falling apart.And now, apparently, the woman who held the final key to the nightmare that had haunted Eliana's family for seven years."I'm the third architect," Isabelle repeated.Nobody spoke.Daniel was the first to react.He raised his gun."Put your hands where I can see them."Isabelle looked at him sadly."Daniel.""Don't say my name like you know me."Her expression faltered."You're my son.""No." Daniel's voice shook with anger. "My mother died when I was young. I watched my father grieve. I watched Adrian become someone who never let anybody get close to him because he was terrified of losing another person."He s