All Chapters of The Hidden heir’s revenge : Chapter 1
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CHAPTER 1 THE NIGHT THEY BURIED THE WRONG HEIR
The night Varek Thorne was declared dead, his family celebrated with champagne.They had no idea the man they were burying was still breathing.“Sign the confession, Varek.”His father’s voice came through the glass wall of the interrogation room, cold and merciless.Varek sat handcuffed to a metal chair, blood running from the corner of his mouth. His expensive suit was torn, his left eye swollen, and his right hand trembled from the pain of two broken fingers.Three hours earlier, he had been the acting director of Thorne International’s most profitable division.Now, he was a criminal accused of stealing eight hundred million dollars from his own company.And the evidence against him was perfect.Bank transfers bearing his signature. Security footage showing him entering the private vault. Emails sent from his personal account. Even a recording of his voice authorizing the transactions.Everything pointed to him.Everything had been manufactured.“Your father has offered you a way
CHAPTER 2 THE HEIR WHO WAS NEVER SUPPOSED TO EXIST
“Adrian Thorne has evidence proving that Varek is not the rightful heir.”The words hung in the room like a death sentence.Varek stared at the old man.“What evidence?”The old man retrieved his phone from the floor and ended the call.“We need to leave this room.”“I asked you a question.”“And I will answer it when I know who else has access to this information.”Varek’s jaw tightened.For twenty-nine years, he had lived inside a lie. His grandfather had been murdered, his inheritance stolen, and his own family had attempted to kill him. Now, even the legal documents that could restore his position were being challenged by the brother who had buried him.He was done waiting for explanations.“Tell me your name.”The old man studied him before responding.“Sebastian Blackstone.”Varek’s eyes narrowed.The Blackstone family was not merely wealthy. Its influence stretched across banking, energy, technology, real estate, and private investments. Its companies operated in countries wher
CHAPTER 3 THE SON WHO STOLE MY LIFE
“Adrian Thorne.”Varek repeated the name slowly, as if saying it aloud might make the impossible truth easier to understand.The man on the phone remained silent.Sebastian Blackstone took the device from Varek’s hand and pressed it against his ear.“Explain exactly what you found.”“Sir, the hospital records show that Eleanor Thorne delivered twin boys on February twenty seventh, twenty nine years ago. The first child was registered as Varek Richard Thorne. The second child was recorded under a temporary identification number. However, someone altered the documents three days later.”“Who authorized the alteration?”“We are still investigating that. But the original record contains two fingerprints belonging to the children’s mother and two separate birth measurements.”Sebastian glanced at Varek.“Are the records authentic?”“Yes, sir. We have compared the signatures with other verified documents from the same period. They appear genuine.”“And the second child?”“The temporary iden
CHAPTER 4 THE MAN WHO BOUGHT HIS OWN EXECUTION
Varek Thorne had thirty seconds to decide who would die.The gun pressed against his forehead belonged to a man he had saved from prison three years earlier.The man holding it was his father’s former driver.And the person standing behind them, smiling as if he had already won, was the uncle who had stolen everything from him.“Thirty seconds, Varek,” Uncle Lucian said, checking his expensive wristwatch. “Tell me where you hid the original inheritance documents, or I will put a bullet through your head.”Varek sat in a metal chair inside an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of the city.Blood ran from a cut above his eyebrow. His expensive black shirt was torn, his wrists were tied behind the chair, and his left cheek was swollen from the beating he had received earlier.Yet he was smiling.Lucian noticed.“What’s so funny?”“You’ve spent twenty years pretending to be the smartest man in the Thorne family,” Varek replied calmly. “It must be exhausting.”Lucian’s smile disappeared.
CHAPTER 5 THE WOMAN WHO WAS NEVER ON HIS SIDE
Varek had survived an assassination attempt, a forged death certificate, and the betrayal of his own family.But nothing had prepared him for the sight of Evelyn Cross smiling at him with a gun hidden beneath her jacket.“Put your hands where I can see them,” he said.Evelyn’s smile disappeared.For three seconds, neither moved.Then she slowly raised her hands.“Before you do something foolish, Mr. Thorne, I suggest you read the message again.”Varek kept his eyes on her.“How do you know about the message?”“Because I sent it.”The answer came so casually that Varek almost laughed.“You sent me a warning about yourself?”“I sent you a warning about the person who wants you to believe I am your enemy.”“You’re making this worse.”“I know.”She reached into her jacket.Varek immediately drew the small pistol he had taken from one of Lucian’s guards.“Don’t.”Evelyn stopped moving.“There’s a security drive in my inner pocket,” she said. “It contains footage from the night your father
CHAPTER 6 THE BOY THEY BURIED WASN’T HIS BROTHER
The gunshot shattered the silence.Varek dropped to the floor as glass exploded behind him. Eleanor screamed, and the old house plunged into chaos.“GET DOWN!” Varek shouted.He grabbed his mother’s arm and dragged her behind the heavy wooden table just as another bullet tore through the wall above them.Richard Thorne stood near the doorway, holding a smoking pistol.He looked calm.That was what frightened Varek most.The man had spent nearly thirty years pretending to be his father. Now, with a gun in his hand and blood on his sleeve, he looked like a stranger who had finally stopped pretending.“Give me the case,” Richard ordered.Varek tightened his grip on the black case Eleanor had given him.“Come and take it.”Richard’s expression hardened.“You still think this is about money? You have no idea what your existence has cost me.”“No,” Varek replied. “But I’m about to find out.”Richard fired again.Varek pushed Eleanor toward the hallway and rolled behind a pillar. The bullet
CHAPTER 15 THE FATHER STANDING BEHIND HIM
Varek turned slowly.Adrian stood in the doorway, his face drained of color.Behind him, Sebastian Blackstone watched in complete silence.For one terrifying moment, nobody moved.Then Varek looked at Daniel Mercer.“Say that again.”Daniel struggled to breathe. A nurse rushed toward him, but he seized Varek’s wrist.“Your father is the man standing behind you.”Varek’s eyes shifted toward Adrian.“No,” he whispered.Daniel’s fingers tightened.“You have to listen to me. The Thorne family didn’t just steal your identity. They made you believe the wrong man was your enemy.”Varek stepped away from the bed.“Are you telling me Adrian is my biological father?”Daniel opened his mouth.Sebastian spoke first.“Daniel, you’re confused. You’ve been missing for six years. You’ve been drugged, imprisoned, and threatened. You cannot possibly remember everything clearly.”Daniel’s face twisted with fury.“You still think you can control what people know?”Sebastian approached the bed.“I’m tryin
CHAPTER 17 THE FATHER HE SWORE TO DESTROY
Varek stared at the photograph on his phone.Richard Thorne stood beside Eleanor, holding a newborn baby wrapped in a white blanket. His expression was calm, almost tender, as he looked down at the child.The date printed beneath the photograph was twenty-nine years earlier.Varek read Naomi’s message again.YOUR REAL FATHER IS THE MAN YOU HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DESTROY.Richard.The man who had raised him.The man who had taught him to call him Father.The man who had tried to kill him.Varek’s fingers tightened around the phone until his knuckles turned white.“No,” he whispered.He enlarged the photograph.Eleanor’s face was unmistakable. So was Richard’s.But the child they were holding had a small birthmark near his left ear.Varek reached up and touched the same mark on his own skin.His breath caught.Another notification appeared.Naomi was calling.He answered immediately.“Tell me this is wrong.”“I wish I could.”“You said Richard was my biological father?”“The DNA evidence i
CHAPTER 7 THE MAN WHO HELD BOTH SECRETS
The video continued playing.Varek stared at the screen as Jonathan Thorne entered the hospital room, his silver ring catching the light.Twenty-nine years ago, the man had looked younger, but his face was unmistakable.Jonathan approached Richard and examined the two newborns.Then he said something that made Varek’s blood run cold.“Which one are we keeping?”Richard glanced at the babies.“The one Eleanor gave birth to.”Jonathan shook his head.“You still don’t understand. Neither of them can be allowed to inherit everything.”Cassian Vale stepped forward.“My son deserves his birthright.”“Your son?” Richard laughed bitterly. “You abandoned your wife and children for money. Don’t pretend this is about fatherhood.”Cassian’s expression darkened.“I created the opportunity that made this family powerful. Your father stole what should have been mine.”<
CHAPTER 8 THE TRAITOR STANDING BESIDE HIM
Varek didn’t move.The nurse stood outside Eleanor’s hospital room, her fingers wrapped around the silver ring bearing the Thorne family crest.She was young, perhaps thirty, with dark hair pulled tightly beneath her cap. Her uniform carried the hospital’s official insignia, but something about her expression made Varek’s instincts scream.She wasn’t frightened.She was waiting.“Who are you?” Varek demanded.The nurse lowered her hand.“Someone who wants to help you.”“Then explain why you’re holding a ring that belongs to a supposedly dead man.”Her eyes flickered toward Sebastian.It lasted less than a second, but Varek noticed.“Security!” he shouted.The nurse immediately turned and ran.Two guards rushed toward her, but she overturned a medical trolley, sending instruments crashing across the corridor. While the guards struggled to get past it, she disappeared t