Chapter 7 - The BetrayalThe letter revealed everything.
Marcus's father had discovered that his business partner was stealing from the family foundation.
When he tried to expose him, the partner threatened his wife.
Evelyn Bennett had helped uncover the fraud.
But before they could reveal the truth, Marcus's father died.
The records disappeared.
Evelyn was forced to leave New York.
And Marcus's mother had spent years protecting the remaining evidence.
The partner's family never stopped looking.
That family was the Cain family.
Vanessa's father.
Vanessa had grown up believing the Cole fortune belonged partly to her family.
The CFO had helped her recover hidden financial records.
My phone had been used to access Marcus's private network because my mother's old credentials were still connected to a dormant trust account.
But there was one final revelation.
The trust belonged to Lily.
Not me.
Not Marcus.
Lily.
My mother had created it before she died.
Marcus stared at the document.
“Your mother knew.”
I started crying.
“She never told me.”
“She was protecting you.”
Then Marcus saw the final signature.
His mother.
And beneath it:
For Lily Bennett, should she ever need protection.
Marcus looked at my daughter.
His expression softened.
“She was protecting a child she hadn't even met.”
Suddenly, every sound in the mansion stopped.
The lights went out.
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A scream came from upstairs.
Lily was gone.
