Elena felt like she had finally made it when she started working at the Anderson estate.
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Chapter 3 / 5
Chapter 3: The Game Begins
“I was wondering when you’d get curious,” he said calmly.
Elena’s heart pounded. “Your mother is alive.”
His smile didn’t fade.
“She was supposed to be… forgotten.”
He stepped closer. “You shouldn’t have opened that door.”
Elena backed away. “You’re keeping her prisoner. That’s illegal—”
“No,” he interrupted. “That’s necessary.”
His eyes darkened.
“She knows things that could destroy everything I’ve built.”
Silence stretched between them.
Then, unexpectedly, he sighed.
“I don’t want to hurt you, Elena,” he said softly. “But I will, if I have to.”
Elena realized something terrifying.
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She wasn’t just a witness anymore.
She was part of the secret.
