Chapter 4 - Three Years of Lies
Three years ago, Julian had been involved in a devastating car crash that left him in a coma for four long months. At the time, Clara was his devoted fiancée, eight months pregnant with their daughter, Lily.
When Julian finally woke up in the intensive care unit, his mother, Eleanor Vance, and her chosen bride-to-be, Vanessa, were sitting by his bedside. They showed him forged hospital records stating that Clara had taken a settlement check, abandoned him during his coma, and that the unborn baby had been lost in emergency surgery.
In reality, Eleanor and Vanessa had used their massive political influence to bribe the hospital staff. They threatened Clara, forged her signatures, and threw her out into the cold with a newborn baby and no money, warning her that if she ever stepped foot near Julian again, they would use their power to strip her of custody permanently.
For three long years, Clara worked three jobs—including serving catering events—just to afford rent and buy milk for Lily.
Meanwhile, Vanessa had used Julian’s grief to slide into his life, pushing him into an engagement financed by his family's multi-million-dollar real estate empire.
Julian looked up at Clara, his eyes filling with burning tears of guilt and horror as the puzzle pieces began locking together in his mind.
"They told me... they told me she died in the ICU..." Julian stammered, reaching out a trembling hand toward Lily, but stopping himself before touching her simple dress.
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"They lied to you, Julian," Clara said, her voice dropping into a razor-sharp edge. "Because as long as Lily didn't exist, Vanessa could claim the family trust."
👉 Who standing in the back of the wedding hall held the ultimate power to prove Clara's words?
