Chapter 7 - My Mother Returned From Miami Begging Me to Forgive Her, Then She Revealed the One Secret That Could Save Liam’s LifeMy mother came back.
She didn't bring Chloe.
She came alone.
She stood at the door.
“David.”
I stared.
“You abandoned them.”
She cried.
“I was afraid.”
“You took the money.”
“Yes.”
“You hid Maya's medicine.”
“I didn't.”
“Chloe did.”
My mother nodded.
“She was desperate.”
“Why?”
“Victor threatened her.”
“That's what everyone says.”
My mother looked toward Liam.
“I didn't know how to stop it.”
“You could have called me.”
“I thought he'd kill you.”
I stared.
“Who?”
“Victor.”
I didn't believe her.
Until she showed me a file.
A protection agreement.
Signed by Victor.
My mother's name.
Chloe's.
But beneath them:
MAYA BENNETT — TERMINATION IF NONCOMPLIANT.
Maya's name.
I felt sick.
My mother had been trying to keep her alive.
Badly.
But perhaps.
“Why didn't you tell me?”
“Because Victor told me Liam would be safer if you never activated the trust.”
I stared.
“Did you know about the trust?”
“Yes.”
“How?”
“Your father told me.”
My mother looked at me.
“He trusted you to protect Liam.”
That was the final truth.
Everyone had made terrible choices.
But my mother wasn't the mastermind.
She was afraid.
That didn't excuse what she did.
But it explained it.
I forgave her enough to hear the rest.
She told me Chloe was still being controlled.
Victor had taken her passport.
Her accounts.
Her phone.
She was trapped in Miami.
I ordered my men to bring her home.
Not for revenge.
For safety.
Then my mother whispered:
“There is someone else.”
“Who?”
“Your father's other heir.”
I stared.
“What?”
“Liam isn't the only successor.”
I felt cold.
A second child.
A daughter.
Born to my father's first wife.
Her name:
Grace.
If the Meridian Circle found her, they could activate the trust without Liam.
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The war wasn't over.
It had just gotten bigger.
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