Chapter 4 - Alessandro Learned Isabella Had Been Alive After Her Funeral and That the Toddler Had Been Secretly Protecting His DaughterThe investigation lasted four days.
They found no body matching Isabella's final medical records.
The coffin had been sealed.
The autopsy report had been falsified.
The funeral had been staged.
Someone had wanted Alessandro to believe his wife was dead.
But why?
Elena finally told him the truth.
“Isabella found out your father had created a private fund.”
“For what?”
“To buy influence.”
“With whom?”
“Everyone.”
Judges.
Police.
Politicians.
Businessmen.
And someone called Rose.
Isabella tried to expose it.
Her father-in-law discovered her plan.
He ordered her removal.
Victor had helped Isabella escape.
Elena had hidden Sophia.
But then everything went wrong.
“Where did Isabella go?” Alessandro asked.
Elena looked at Mia.
“She came for her daughter.”
“Did she return?”
“No.”
“She disappeared.”
“Yes.”
Alessandro closed his eyes.
“What happened to her?”
“I don't know.”
The camera footage became their only clue.
Every night, Mia entered the nursery.
Every night, she behaved as if someone were there.
Alessandro watched the recordings repeatedly.
One night, Mia walked toward the corner.
She smiled.
Then she whispered:
“Tell Daddy.”
The next morning, Alessandro found Mia waiting outside his office.
“Tell me what she says.”
Mia looked at him.
“She says you're angry.”
“Yes.”
“She says angry people make mistakes.”
He smiled sadly.
“She's right.”
“She says you have to open the blue box.”
“What blue box?”
Mia pointed toward the library.
The third shelf.
Behind an encyclopedia.
Alessandro found it.
A blue box.
Inside:
Isabella's letters.
A flash drive.
And an ultrasound photograph.
His daughter.
The date was before Sophia had been born.
The final recording began.
Isabella's voice.
“If you're listening, Alessandro, you have to understand.”
“I didn't leave you.”
“I was taken.”
He sat down.
“They know about the trust.”
“Your father built something dangerous.”
“Victor discovered it.”
“He helped me escape.”
“The woman you call Rose is not who she claims.”
A pause.
“She is my sister.”
Alessandro froze.
Isabella had a sister.
He had never known.
The recording continued.
“Her name is Amelia.”
“She's alive.”
“She's been protecting us.”
The audio ended.
Alessandro stared.
Mia appeared behind him.
“She says Mommy wants Sophia.”
He turned.
“Where is Mommy?”
Mia pointed at the window.
“Outside.”
He looked.
Nothing.
Then his phone rang.
Unknown.
A woman's voice.
“Alessandro.”
He froze.
“Isabella?”
A long pause.
“Not yet.”
The call ended.
His blood ran cold.
Someone was playing games.
That night, he doubled security.
But at 12:47, the nursery camera activated.
Mia appeared.
She entered.
Sophia sat in her crib.
Mia smiled.
Then she looked toward the corner.
A woman appeared.
Dark hair.
White dress.
Isabella.
This time Alessandro did not panic.
He watched.
The woman stepped closer to Mia.
Mia held out Mabel.
The woman touched the rabbit.
Then looked directly into the camera.
Her face changed.
She seemed to say something.
There was no audio.
But Alessandro read her lips.
Trust the child.
Then the image disappeared.
Alessandro sat motionless.
Richard entered.
“What happened?”
Alessandro pointed to the screen.
“She wants me to trust Mia.”
Richard looked confused.
“Why?”
Alessandro stared at the toddler.
“Because Mia has been protecting Sophia this whole time.”
Then a security alarm triggered downstairs.
One of the gates had been opened.
Someone was entering.
The lights went out.
Mia stood in the nursery.
She turned toward the door.
“She says they're here.”
Alessandro grabbed his weapon.
“Who?”
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Mia whispered:
“The people who hurt Mommy.”
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