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Chapter 173
Helsin’s smirk deepened as if she had been waiting for that very question. She leaned back slowly, her tone measured and deliberate, carrying the weight of secrets that had been sealed away for decades.“They are not just ornaments, Julia,” Helsin said, her voice low, almost reverent. “They are called the Relics of Legacy. Steven told me that each one represents not only the O’Connor bloodline, but the binding of power, influence, and destiny within it. The ring, the bracelet, and the pendant—together, they complete the inheritance of the O’Connor name. Without them, the heir is nothing more than a shadow. With them…” she let her words hang, eyes narrowing, “…he becomes unstoppable.”Julia’s voice trembled, though she fought to keep it sharp. “Why did Steven tell you all this? Why you? I was his wife, Helsin. I should have known every secret, every truth about my husband. Why did he trust you with this and not me?”“Because Steven died before he could,” Helsin replied. Her sharp eyes
Chapter 172
Julia had just finished her evening tea in the quiet of the estate’s west veranda, her eyes fixed on the horizon where the last sliver of sun bled into night. The house was hushed when her phone suddenly buzzed on the table beside her. Seeing that the number was from an unknown caller, Julia hesitated, hand hovering above the device. For a moment she considered ignoring it, but something in her gut urged her otherwise. Slowly, she answered.“Julia Banks?”The voice on the other end was female's voice, low with restrained emotion. It had been months since Julia had heard it, but recognition came like a blade drawn across her memory.Julia’s throat went dry. “…Helsin.”There was silence for a moment, punctuated only by faint static. Then Helsin spoke again, her tone trembling but carrying the usual professor's firmness.“We need to meet.”Julia straightened in her chair, her free hand gripping the armrest. “This isn’t the time,” she said carefully. “Too much is happening—”“This is ex
Chapter 171
Wilfreda barely remembered how she had gotten back home. Her mind was fogged, her chest tight as though all the air in the world wasn’t enough for her lungs. The conversation with Chloe still replayed in her head like a cracked record, every word scraping raw against her nerves. The envelope. The truth she had carried inside her for weeks. And the weight of it all now pressing down on her shoulders like stone.When she finally pushed the door to their house open, the familiar scent of lavender and lemon polish met her. It was faint, homely, but for the first time in her life, it did nothing to soothe her. The air inside felt too heavy, every corner of the room pressing against her like it wanted answers she didn’t have the strength to give.Her mother, Helsin, was seated on the rug in the living room, a half-opened box of old household items spread before her. She was sorting through papers and trinkets—bits of the past, the kind Wilfreda always rolled her eyes at. But tonight, Wilf
Chapter 170
“Wilfreda?” Harry called again, his brows furrowing.Wilfreda’s lips parted, but instead of words, only a shallow breath slipped through. She pressed her napkin to her mouth, buying herself a second, then forced a faint smile that didn’t reach her eyes.“I should… excuse me,” she said quickly, her voice quieter than Chloe had ever heard it. She reached for her bag with deliberate calm, sliding the strap over her shoulder. “I need to use the restroom.”Before either Chloe or Harry could say another word, she pushed her chair back and stood. Her heels clicked briskly across the tiled floor, her shoulders squared with forced composure, but Chloe caught the stiffness in her movements—the kind that came from holding back too much all at once.Harry blinked after her, confusion etched into his face.“What just happened?”Chloe stared at the trail Wilfreda left. She replayed the look on Wilfreda’s face—startled, raw, almost afraid. That wasn’t the Wilfreda she knew, the girl who never let an
Chapter 169
The night after Chance’s confession had been a restless one for Chloe. She had replayed his words over and over, turning them like a stone in her hand, feeling the rough edges no matter which way she turned it. He cared for her—that much she knew—but he had also held her at arm’s length, his grief and his secrets building walls between them.It hurt.Not because she doubted his feelings, but because every time she thought they were getting closer, something would push them apart again.She had really thought that after what happened between them the last time, they'd be more open with their relationship, and then, everyone would know that they're now a couple.But it seems none of that was going to happen, and it really got to her more than she had expected it would.Staring at her reflection in the mirror that morning, Chloe made a quiet resolution. If Chance couldn’t let her in yet, then she would prove herself worthy of standing beside him—not just leaning on him when the world wa
Chapter 168
“Brenda…” Doomdoer's voice was low, but the rage in it reverberated like thunder rolling just before a storm. “You’ve grown careless, and too relaxed. Were it not for my timely intervention, Edward Ashton would have spilled his tongue and unraveled decades of work in a single evening.”Brenda lowered her head but did not flinch. She had grown accustomed to Doomdoer’s wrath, but she also knew that this time his anger was justified.Edward Ashton.Not in her wildest dreams had she expected she'd ever hear that name again.He had been the old chauffeur of the Stannis estate back when she and Susan were still little girls running through the hallways, their laughter echoing against the chandeliers. Edward was more than a driver—he was like family, a man who had always treated the twins as though they were his own daughters.But Edward had been sharp-eyed, too sharp for Brenda’s liking. He had seen the cruelty that bloomed in her young heart. He had noticed how she twisted words to set peo
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