Chapter 10 - What Elena Was Carrying
Julian returned to the hospital.
Elena was awake.
He sat beside her.
“Elias told me everything.”
Her eyes closed.
“Then you know.”
“Know what?”
“That your mother left something for you.”
Julian stared.
Elena slowly reached beneath her pillow.
She pulled out a small sealed envelope.
“I found this months ago.”
Julian opened it.
Inside was a handwritten letter from his mother.
Julian, if you are reading this, Arthur has already discovered that Elias survived. Do not trust him. The inheritance is not money. It is proof.
Julian's heart raced.
“What proof?”
Elena handed him another page.
A list of names.
Arthur.
Beatrice.
Chloe.
And several executives Julian recognized from his family's company.
At the bottom was one sentence.
They didn't steal my fortune. They stole other people's lives to build theirs.
Julian looked at Elena.
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Because I needed to know whether you would protect me when they turned against you.”
Julian reached for her hand.
“I should have protected you sooner.”
She shook her head.
“You did today.”
Then Elena touched her stomach.
“There is one more thing.”
Julian looked at her.
“The baby isn't the reason they fear us.”
“What is?”
Elena whispered:
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“The baby is the reason they know where the proof is.”
👉 The envelope had finally revealed the real target—but the location of the evidence was still hidden somewhere only Elena knew.
