Chapter 4 - The Vanished Maid
Four years ago, before Julian married Victoria, he was engaged to a quiet, brilliant woman named Clara—Emma's older sister.
Clara had been pregnant with Julian's child when she tragically vanished in a high-speed car accident off the coastal cliffs, her body never recovered from the deep ocean waters.
Devastated and heartbroken, Julian was eventually persuaded by his family to marry Victoria, Clara's ambitious cousin, who claimed she would raise the surviving baby, Leo, as her own.
For four long years, Julian believed Clara was dead and that Emma, her younger sister, had cut all ties with the family out of grief.
He had no idea that Victoria had systematically destroyed Clara's reputation, cut off Emma's family, and paid off local authorities to ensure Emma could never get close to the Vance estate.
"Bennett?" Julian repeated, his voice barely a whisper as he stepped closer to Emma. "You're Clara's younger sister..."
Victoria leapt to her feet, stepping aggressively between Julian and Emma. "Julian, don't listen to her! She's a gold-digger! She trailed us to this hotel to extort money from you using Clara's memory!"
Emma wiped a trace of blood from her lip, her voice cold and steady. "I didn't trail anyone, Victoria. I've worked three jobs for four years just to survive after you stole my family's savings."
"You lying tramp!" Victoria screamed, raising her hand to strike Emma a second time.
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This time, Julian's hand shot out like iron, gripping Victoria's wrist in mid-air with lethal strength.
👉 How far was Julian willing to go to uncover the truth his wife had buried for four years?
