Chapter 3 - The Silent Witness Speaks
Nine-year-old Lily stood on the third step, wearing a simple lavender lace dress. For two long years, ever since her parents tragically died in a car crash, the orphaned girl had not spoken a single word. She had remained trapped in a silent world, trembling at small noises and clinging to the shadows of the mansion.
Ethan dropped to one knee, looking up at his niece with profound gentleness. "Lily... sweetie, stay up there. It’s not safe down here."
Lily ignored her uncle's warning. She took two slow steps down the marble stairs, her tiny hands trembling, but her eyes locked directly on Sabrina. She pointed a small, shaky finger right at the blonde woman in the torn ivory gown.
"She makes him put it in my milk every night," Lily said, her voice small, clear, and ringing across the silent room.
The entire ballroom gasped in unanimous horror. Ethan felt as if a physical blade had been driven into his chest. The shock of hearing his silent niece speak for the first time in two years was completely eclipsed by the chilling words she had just uttered.
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Ethan turned his head slowly toward Sabrina, his eyes widening with dark, terrifying realization.
👉 Keep reading to see how Ethan confronts his fiancée after his niece's confession.
