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Chapter 61
Twenty read the report again.The document contained only a few pages, and several sections had been removed from the archived copy. However, the instruction attributed to Marcus was clear enough to raise questions nobody in the room could ignore.“Why would Marcus change my father’s name on the hospital record?” he asked.Greg enlarged the scanned page.“The original entry appears to have been amended after your birth. Daniel Hale was initially listed as the biological father. Someone later instructed the hospital to replace his name.”“With whose name?”Greg scrolled down.“Samuel Darius.”Margaret covered her mouth.Edward moved closer to the laptop.“That cannot be right.”Twenty looked at him. “Why not?”“Samuel wasn’t your father. Daniel was. Everyone involved in the arrangement knew that.”“Then why would Marcus put Samuel’s name there?”Greg examined the document.“The report suggests the amendment was made deliberately. It doesn’t explain the reason, but the hospital was inst
Chapter 60
Twenty read the message again.YOUR MOTHER DIDN’T DISAPPEAR BECAUSE SHE WAS RUNNING FROM MARCUS. SHE WAS RUNNING FROM THE PERSON WHO HELPED HER GIVE BIRTH TO YOU.He lowered the phone.“Who helped her give birth?”Edward pulled out a chair and sat down. He looked considerably older than he had an hour earlier.“I don’t know the person’s name.”“You knew Isabella was pregnant. You knew she disappeared, and you knew she asked you to stop searching for her. Surely you know something about the people around her.”“I knew the doctor who attended to her during the pregnancy. I knew the hospital where she received treatment. I also knew Daniel had arranged for a private medical team to handle the delivery.”“Then give me their names.”Edward rubbed his forehead.“The delivery wasn’t supposed to happen at the hospital we had originally chosen. Daniel changed the arrangement shortly before his death.”“Why?”“He said there had been a security breach. Someone had accessed information about Isab
Chapter 59
Twenty remained standing in front of Margaret.The older woman had barely finished speaking, yet her words had changed the atmosphere in the room. Edward was watching her closely, while Victor had stopped checking his phone.“Who was it?” Twenty asked.Margaret lowered her eyes.“I don’t know if I should tell you.”“You just told me someone knew where I was growing up. You can’t say something like that and expect me to walk away.”“I understand.”“Then tell me.”She looked towards Edward.“Your father never gave me the person’s full details. He only said there was someone outside the family who would keep watch over you. Someone who would make sure nobody connected you to the Hales.”“Did you ever meet this person?”“Yes.”Twenty waited.“Once,” she continued. “It was shortly after your father’s death. Robert brought someone to see me. He said the man was there to confirm that you were safe.”“What did he look like?”“I don’t remember everything. He was tall, wore glasses and had a sm
Chapter 58
Twenty stared at the photograph on the table.The man in it was seated inside a restaurant, his face turned slightly towards the camera. He looked older than the last photograph Twenty had seen, but there was no mistaking the features. The chin scar, the shape of his face and the familiar eyes matched the description Patrick Darius had given them.Samuel Darius.The man everyone believed was dead.Twenty slowly lifted his gaze towards Edward.“You said he was supposed to take me away from Margaret.”Edward nodded.“Your father trusted him with that responsibility.”“And he never came.”“He did come. He collected the ring, but he never completed the arrangement.”Twenty looked at the photograph again. “Why?”“That’s what I have been trying to understand.”Twenty gave a short, humourless laugh.“You have spent years knowing all these things, and now you’re telling me you don’t understand?”“I know some of what happened. I don’t know everything.”“Then tell me what you know.”Edward lean
Chapter 57
Twenty read the message again.ASK YOUR UNCLE WHY HE NEVER CAME TO CLAIM YOU.He placed his phone on the desk and stared at the photograph of the agreement Margaret had sent him.His uncle.Until recently, he had believed Marcus Hale was simply the son of Edward Hale and the man responsible for the trafficking operation. Now he knew Marcus was his biological father’s younger brother. But Margaret had mentioned someone else who was supposed to come forward and claim him.Could it have been Marcus?If so, why would Daniel arrange for his own brother to take responsibility for his child when he knew they were enemies?Twenty called Margaret again.She answered after the second ring.“Did you find out anything?” she asked.“Not yet. But I need you to think carefully. When my father gave you the agreement, did he mention Marcus by name?”“He mentioned the Hale family. He said there were things I wasn’t supposed to discuss with anyone, especially people connected to the company.”“Did he sa
Chapter 56
Twenty remained silent for several seconds after Victor delivered the hospital’s confirmation.Marcus Hale had known about him from the beginning.He had signed the document that authorised his transfer into another man’s care, meaning his uncle had not merely discovered his existence years later. He had known that Isabella had given birth to Daniel’s child, and he had personally approved the arrangement that kept that child away from the Hale family.But why?If Marcus wanted to eliminate everyone connected to his brother, why had he allowed Twenty to survive?“Get me the complete hospital record,” Twenty said.“Greg is already working on it. He has requested the sealed attachment and the original release document.”“I want to know who submitted the request, who approved it and whether Marcus had any contact with the hospital after I was transferred.”Victor nodded.“I’ll make sure we investigate every part of it.”Twenty picked up his phone and called Edward.The older man answered
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