Chapter TwoIn a lavish living room, Alexander Steele, formerly Gilbert Brooks, sat across from a striking woman with an open file between them. The resemblance was undeniable. She was Alessandria Steele, his sister.“I’m so sorry for everything you went through, brother” she said, voice laced with sorrow. “I didn’t know how it happened or who took you. It was like everything about you were erased from the earth. I only discovered the truth months ago, when I found out you were married into the Brooks family. That’s when I realized... it was you.”Alexander remained silent, still absorbing the whirlwind his life had become. His eyes scanned the opulent room, landing on framed photos of Alessandria with her husband, glowing and happy.“I understand,” he said quietly. “But… what about our real parents? Can I know more about them? And grandpa too?”Alessandria nodded and sighed. “I’ll tell you what I know. But the story about how you ended up in an orphanage after being taken... that par

Chapter Four“Mom! Mom!” Geraldine cried, clutching the phone as chaos unfolded outside their company.“Geraldine? Why’re you calling at this h—” Sierra’s voice cut off.“Government officials are here. They’re locking everything down. It’s on the news! Shareholders are pulling out fast.”“What?!” her mother gasped. “How is this happening?”“That’s not even the worst part. A man named Peter Raymond claims he owns the company now. He even has the real documents, Mom. I don’t know how he got it.”Two days had passed since their failed plea to Alexander. He refused to help unless they confessed publicly.Geraldine hadn’t told him about the pregnancy, afraid he’d think she was manipulative after claiming the baby was Ethan’s.Ethan hadn’t contacted her in days too. Now, with the company collapsing, fear gripped her.“What do we do now?” her mother whispered, panicked.“Do you think Gilbert—Alexander, is behind this?” Sierra asked, turning on the TV.She expected updates on the company’s cr

Chapter Six Six months later… The Brooks family sat in silence before Alexander and Commissioner Daniel Ryder. It had been six long months since their public confession and six months behind bars. But today, Alexander had decided to release them. Prison had changed them. The hatred once etched into their faces was now replaced by quiet regret. Surprisingly, they looked well,especially Geraldine. Now heavily pregnant, Geraldine’s glow defied the prison walls. She didn’t look like someone who’d spent half a year confined. Her joy came not from freedom, but from the life growing inside her. Two months into their sentence, she’d dismissed the signs as stress. But as her belly swelled, a doctor confirmed the truth: she was still carrying a child. She never let the irony weigh her down. The fact that the man who had imprisoned her family was the same man whose children she carried. Instead, she embraced her pregnancy with strength, determined to protect her baby from bitterness. Stil