Chapter 3: The Woman Who Disappeared
The truth unraveled through old letters, hidden documents, and one devastating discovery.
Their mother had given birth to twins.
But only one child had been acknowledged.
Vanessa.
The other—Lily—had been taken away in secret, handed off to a woman who raised her as her own.
“Why would she do that?” Lily asked, her voice breaking.
Vanessa stared at the papers. “Not she. My father.”
The room grew colder.
“He built everything on reputation,” Vanessa continued. “A perfect image. A perfect family. Maybe… two daughters didn’t fit that picture.”
Lily’s hands curled into fists. “So he just erased me?”
Vanessa didn’t answer.
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Because deep down, she knew the truth.
“Yes.”
