Chapter 2: The Secret Hidden for Years
Chapter 2: The Secret Hidden for Years
Victoria immediately stepped forward.
"What did she just say?"
Nobody answered.
Sophie clung tighter to Elena.
"Mama... don't leave me again."
The room erupted into whispers.
Richard stared at Elena.
His voice trembled.
"Tell me she's confused."
Tears streamed down Elena's cheeks.
For years she had carried a secret she promised never to reveal.
But she could no longer hide it.
Seven years earlier, Richard's wife had died during childbirth.
At least, that's what everyone believed.
The truth was far darker.
Richard's powerful father had discovered that the newborn baby survived but suffered severe complications.
Fearing the child would damage the family's reputation, he secretly arranged for the infant to be separated from her real mother.
Elena.
A young nurse at the hospital.
Richard had never known.
He was told Elena abandoned the child after birth.
Elena was told the baby had died.
Both had been victims of the same lie.
Years later, fate reunited them inside Richard's mansion.
The moment Sophie first saw Elena, she recognized something she could not explain.
A mother's warmth.
A mother's voice.
A mother's touch.
The connection grew stronger every year.
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And tonight, the truth finally escaped.
But an even darker secret was still waiting.
