All Chapters of The billionaire’s contract bride : Chapter 51 - Chapter 53

Lena’s POVI stared at Julian's name until the letters blurred, JULIAN VALE.It was written at the bottom of the page in dark ink. There was no explanation, no date, no signature, just his name, and somehow that was worse.I looked at Adrian, he had gone completely still. "What does it mean?" I asked."I don't know,” replied softly. "You're sure?" I asked again. "Yes,” he replied.I studied his face very closely.For once, he looked as confused as I felt, and that frightened me the most. Julian had always been difficult to understand.He smiled too easily, he joked when things became uncomfortable, he knew exactly how to irritate Adrian, he flirted with me because he knew it would get a reaction.But I had never thought he was connected to my father's disappearance from the Vale records. Now I wasn't sure what to think.Adrian closed the file. "We're not going to assume anything,” he said quietly.I nodded."Then what do we do?" I asked. "We find out why his name is here,” he replied.

Lena’s POVFor several seconds after Cassandra left, nobody moved.The door remained open behind her. Her footsteps slowly disappeared down the hallway, but the tension she had left behind stayed in the room.I looked at Julian, he was still staring at the doorway, and his face had gone pale."She knew," Julian whispered. Adrian folded the letter carefully. "Yes,” Adrian said.Julian looked at him. "She knew you found out,” he murmured."She knew we found something,” Adrian muttered."No,” Julian shook his head. "You don't understand, she wasn't surprised because you found the records, she was afraid because you found that letter,” Julian said.I looked at Adrian, he seemed to be thinking the same thing."What does the letter mean?" I asked.Julian looked down. "I don't know,” he responded softly."You've been searching for answers about your birth for years,” I said."I found pieces. Never enough to understand the whole story,” Julian whispered.He rubbed his forehead."Cassandra alw