Chapter 9 - The Truth About Willa
Willa stared at the birth certificate.
“No.”
Everett said nothing.
Her mother had never told her.
The document suggested Willa's father was Everett's father.
That would make Willa his half-sister.
But something was wrong.
The date didn't match.
Everett's father had been overseas when Willa was born.
They investigated the records.
The certificate had been forged.
Someone had changed the name.
Willa was not Everett's sister.
She had been deliberately made to look like one.
Why?
Because if Willa were believed to be family, she could inherit the foundation.
Clara needed that inheritance removed.
The forged certificate would allow her to claim Willa was illegitimate.
But the original record told another story.
Willa's father was a man named Daniel Hayes.
Daniel had worked directly for Everett's mother.
He had died protecting financial records.
Willa wasn't family.
She was the daughter of the man who had tried to expose the conspiracy.
Her mother had hidden her to keep her alive.
Everett finally understood why his mother had placed Willa on the protection list.
“She promised your parents.”
Willa looked at him.
“Promise what?”
“To keep you safe.”
Willa covered her mouth.
All her life, she had thought she had been forgotten.
Instead, people had been protecting her from a secret she never knew existed.
But Clara still had one advantage.
She controlled the Kane board.
Everett's company could be taken from him within forty-eight hours.
And Clara had already scheduled the vote.
Everett stood.
“Then we go to the board.”
Mason shook his head.
“Boss, half of them work for Clara.”
Everett smiled.
“Good.”
Willa looked at him.
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“Why?”
“Because now they can all watch me take everything back.”
