2025-05-14 15:36:21“Young Master Brooks, is that you?” came the familiar, deep voice on the line.
Logan’s hand trembled slightly. “It’s me. I was just about to call you.” “Oh, really? That’s perfect. Where are you right now, Young Master?” “Vermil Hospital, Elleville City.” “Wait right there. I’m on my way!” Thirty minutes later, a clearly expensive private helicopter came to a halt on the hospital car park. Out stepped a man in a black suit, slightly graying at the temples, yet tall and commanding in presence. It was Felix Graves, the chief butler of the Brooks family. Everyone in the hospital turned to look as he walked in with the firece-looking guards that surrounded him. Felix quickly found Logan. “Felix Graves, at your service, Young Master Brooks,” he said with a deep bow. Logan frowned at the gesture. “We’re in the public—drop the theatrics.” “Yes, Young Master. I’m just glad you finally answered my call. Your father will be pleased. Oh, and—happy early birthday. Your father has already transferred a small gift to your account.” “A gift?” Logan checked his balance and nearly dropped his phone. 300 million dollars. He’d always known the Brooks family was one of the most powerful in the capital, and even in the entire nation, but to casually drop $300 million as pocket money? Felix continued, “This is a global limited-edition black-gold card. It has a withdrawal limit of 90 billion. Also, the Elleville branch of Brooks Heaven’s Order—Rhine Corporation—is now yours. Starting today, you are its true owner.” “And lastly—this team of family-trained Shadow Guards is now under your direct command.” Felix handed him the card, a stock agreement, and raised his hand. Twenty elite guards emerged from hidden corners of the hospital, masked and armed. They knelt before Logan in unison. Logan sucked in a breath. He had heard of Rhine Corporation—the largest conglomerate in the city, worth billions. And these shadow guards... they looked more like elite commandos than bodyguards. He had no idea his family held so much power. After all, he had left home so young. But if they were this powerful… why hadn’t his father saved his mother? His mother had died helplessly, just like that! Logan clenched his fists. One day, he would uncover the truth. Logan promised himself. But right now, his daughter needed him. After Felix left, Logan rushed to pay the full amount. This time, he didn’t have to beg or borrow. The hospital immediately deployed the top surgical team, advanced equipment, and moved Chloe to the best intensive care unit—assigning two private nurses to watch over her 24/7. For the first time, Logan’s heart eased. He swore—he would never let his daughter and wife suffer again. Just as he was about to go home and tell Charlotte the good news, his phone rang. It was his mother-in-law, Barbara. Logan answered quickly. “Hello, Mom? What’s wrong?” “Logan, Charlotte has agreed to divorce you. Come home and sign the papers.”
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Mara hesitated for a fraction of a second, her fingers tightening slightly around the pen. She wondered why Selena would need her personal contact, but there was something about the woman—an air of grace, an authority that seemed effortless, a quiet confidence—that made Mara feel a strange, unexplainable trust. Without thinking further, she extended her hand. “Of course,” she said politely. “Here it is, ma’am. Please let me know if there’s anything you need while you’re here.”Selena accepted the number with a calm, measured smile, tucking the slip of paper into her designer purse with careful precision. “Thank you,” she said, her voice soft yet confident. Mara couldn’t help but feel a subtle awe as she watched Selena stride toward the elevators, every step precise and deliberate, as though the world itself seemed to part in her wake.Charlotte, meanwhile, had been descending the grand staircase, her thoughts momentarily elsewhere, replaying the phone call from Selena over and ove
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The morning at Elysian Bloom was crisp, the sunlight filtering through the floor-to-ceiling windows in golden streaks, illuminating the sleek modern interior. The air smelled faintly of polished wood and fresh coffee, blending with the subtle scent of the plants that dotted the office. Charlotte had always found mornings like this invigorating—a sense of quiet productivity, the promise of a day where anything could happen. Yet, today, the usual calm was interwoven with a thread of anticipation that made her pulse quicken.Charlotte sat at her desk, surrounded by neatly stacked reports and open notebooks, her laptop humming quietly. Her fingers tapped rhythmically against the surface of her desk as she reviewed projections, quarterly reports, and updates from her team, but her mind was only partially on the work. Her thoughts kept drifting back to the conversation she had shared with Selena the day before. Even now, recalling the smooth, measured tone of her sister’s voice made Ch
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Selena stopped pacing, her jaw tightening.“Damien,” she said, her voice low but sharp as steel, “listen to me very carefully. Even if you don’t pay me one dime… even if I never get a single thing out of this except satisfaction—just knowing I ruined Charlotte will be enough for me.”Damien chuckled. “You hate her that much?”Selena didn’t blink. “Hate is too small a word for what I feel.”She walked toward the window, looking out at the city. Cars moved like tiny beads of light, people walked without purpose beneath the streetlamps, and the hum of the nightlife rose faintly through the open crack.“You don’t understand, Damien,” she continued. “You see this as a game, a scheme, entertainment—something you orchestrate from the shadows. But for me? This is personal. Very personal.”Damien’s voice dropped. “Then tell me.”Selena swallowed the lump in her throat, her expression darkening.“All my life,” she said, “I wondered why my parents never came for me. Why I grew up with people who
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On the other end, a sharp, surprised hiss broke through the line. “Is that… really true?” The voice carried a mixture of disbelief and curiosity, but beneath it, Charlotte would have recognized the unmistakable undercurrent of control, the sly satisfaction that came with knowing someone was caught off guard.Selena’s lips curved into a faint, almost imperceptible smirk, one that didn’t quite reach her eyes. She leaned back in her chair, letting herself savor the small, private victory. “Yes,” she said, her voice steady, tinged with quiet satisfaction. “She came here thinking she could reach me, thinking we could suddenly be sisters again. She doesn’t know me, she doesn’t understand me, and yet she believes she can just walk into my life.”For a long moment, silence crackled across the line, thick and tense. Then, a soft chuckle drifted through the receiver—low, controlled, almost predatory in tone. “I’ve been waiting for this day. I knew she’d find you eventually, but seeing it h
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Charlotte’s voice trembled as she spoke again, the weight of years of longing pressing against her chest. “I just want to reconnect. I finally found you. I know we’ve been apart all these years, but I don’t want to lose you. You’re my twin.”Her words hung in the air, fragile and heavy all at once, and for a moment the silence was so thick that Charlotte felt as if it could suffocate her. The woman standing in front of them remained perfectly still, her posture rigid, her arms loosely crossed. The air between them crackled with tension, and the chill in her gaze made Charlotte falter for a split second. Yet, despite the hesitation threatening to creep into her voice, Charlotte pressed on, determined.“I just want a chance to know you, to be sisters,” she added softly, almost pleading. There was no demand, no expectation—only the raw desire to bridge the years that had stretched between them.The woman studied Charlotte for a long, unblinking moment. Her eyes were sharp, almost p
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The woman’s words—“the devil fashioned against me has finally shown up in person”—hung in the air like a blade suspended between them, sharp and damning. For a moment, it felt as though the entire world stopped breathing. The street, the wind, even the faint noise from passing cars seemed to fade beneath the weight of her accusation.Charlotte froze. Her breath caught halfway in her throat, trapped painfully as though an unseen hand had reached into her chest and squeezed her lungs shut. Logan, who had been standing just half a step behind her, stiffened as well. His jaw tightened, and the surprise on his face was unmistakable. He had prepared himself for anger, suspicion, even fear—but not this. Not a declaration of hostility before they had even explained themselves.Nothing could have prepared them for this reaction.After all the sleepless nights, the frantic searching, the emotional whiplash and confusion, Charlotte had allowed herself a sliver of hope. She expected—hoped fo
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