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The message remained on Evelyn's phone long after midnight.Stop searching for what was never yours. Your mother made a promise, and some promises should remain buried.She sat beside the bedroom window, staring at the photograph of the old community school.Whoever had sent it knew about her mother. And more importantly, they knew what Evelyn and Adrian were searchingfor.Adrian approached quietly.“You should get some sleep.”Evelyn placed her phone on the bedside table.“How can I sleep when someone is threatening me because of something my mother did?”Adrian sat beside her.“You're not facing this alone.”“I know. But I don't want you making decisions for me just because you're worried.”He nodded.“I won't. We'll investigate together, and you'll decide how involved you want to be.”Evelyn looked at him.“That's all I need. Someone who stands beside me, not someone who decides everything for me.”Adrian gently took her hand.“Then that's what I'll be.”The following morning, Dani

Evelyn couldn't believe what Daniel had just said.Someone had accessed Richard Blackwood's safety deposit box using her mother's identification.But Margaret Collins had been dead for years.“Are you certain?” Evelyn asked, her voice trembling.Daniel nodded.“The bank confirmed the identification details used during the visit. However, they haven't verified the person's identity yet. They are reviewing their security records.”Adrian stood beside her.“Whoever did this wanted something inside that box.”“Or wanted us to believe my mother was still alive,” Evelyn replied.Daniel closed the folder.“I've requested the transaction records and the visitor's photograph. We should have an update soon.”Evelyn looked at the documents scattered across the table.Every answer seemed to create another mystery.That afternoon, Evelyn visited her mother's grave.She brought white flowers and placed them gently beside the headstone.“Mom,” she whispered, “I wish you had told me everything.”The

The room fell silent after Isabella's voice disappeared.Evelyn stared at the laptop.She deserves to be loved freely, not chosen because our families need something from each other.Adrian replayed the recording.His mother's words sounded gentle, but they carried a meaning neither of them could ignore.“Why did she mention me?” Evelyn whispered.Daniel leaned closer to the screen.“The recording appears to have been made before your marriage. Isabella may have known about the proposedarrangement between the Blackwood and Hale families.”Adrian shook his head.“My mother never wanted me to marry Victoria. She knew what my father was planning.”Evelyn looked at him.“But why did she mention me specifically?”Daniel searched the recovered files.“There are several recordings. This one seems to be part of a longer conversation.”He opened another audio file.Richard's voice emerged first.You cannot expect me to approve a marriage simply because Adrian has feelings for someone.Then Isa

Adrian read the sentence again.Your father was not the only man who knew the truth about your birth.He stood motionless in his father's study, holding the letter his mother had left behind.Evelyn approached him.“What does it mean?”Adrian handed her the paper.She read it carefully, her expression growing serious.“Perhaps Grace knows what your mother was referring to.”“I don't understand why my mother would hide something like this from me.”Evelyn gently touched his arm.“Maybe she wanted to protect you. But you deserve to know the truth now.”Adrian nodded.For the first time, he felt uncertain about the family history he had always accepted.The following afternoon, Grace Whitmore arrived at Blackwood Manor.She was an elegant woman in her early sixties, with silver hair and warm eyes. When she saw Adrian, she immediatelyembraced him.“You look so much like Isabella,” she whispered.Adrian smiled faintly.“Everyone says that.”Grace turned toward Evelyn.“And you must be Marg

The room fell silent after Daniel revealed Charles’s latest message.Evelyn stared at him, trying to understand the meaning behind Richard Blackwood’s promise.Something far more important than the Blackwood fortune.What could possibly be worth more than the wealth, the properties, and the powerful name that had shaped Adrian’sentire life?“Did Charles explain what he meant?” Evelyn finally asked.Daniel shook his head. “He only said he had something that belonged to your mother. Something Richard entrusted to himyears ago.”Adrian leaned back in his chair, his expression becoming serious.“Then we should hear him out. Whatever my father promised, we deserve to know the truth.”Evelyn nodded, although a strange feeling had settled in her chest.For years, she had believed her mother lived an ordinary life, unaware of the secrets hidden behind the Blackwood family.Now she was discovering that Margaret Collins had been connected to something much bigger than she had everimagined.“Arr