Chapter 5 - Sarah Had Secretly Given Birth to Another Child, and the Person Raising That Child Was the One Man I Had Trusted With My Entire CompanyI stared at the screen.
Sarah continued.
“Our second child was born before Lily.”
I couldn't breathe.
“Her name is Emily.”
I sat down.
“Why didn't you tell me?”
Sarah looked into the camera.
“Because she wasn't safe.”
She explained.
During the pregnancy, complications forced an emergency delivery.
The baby survived.
But a doctor told Sarah that someone had requested the infant's records.
That frightened her.
She arranged for the child to be placed with a trusted guardian temporarily.
The guardian was a man she believed was loyal.
Daniel Cross.
My blood went cold.
Daniel had raised our daughter?
No.
He had raised Emily.
And he had kept her hidden from me.
Sarah continued:
“Ethan, Daniel believes Emily is dead.”
I froze.
She smiled sadly.
“Because that's what I told him.”
The video paused.
I replayed it.
Daniel didn't know about Emily.
Then who was raising her?
Sarah's final words answered it.
“Only Lupita knows where she is.”
I looked at her.
Lupita cried.
“She is alive.”
“Where?”
“In another state.”
“Who is she?”
“Your daughter.”
I nearly collapsed.
Two daughters.
One I knew.
One I had never known.
Someone had spent years hiding her.
Then my phone rang.
Daniel.
“Ethan, where are you?”
I looked at the screen.
Then at Lupita.
I answered.
“At the old hotel.”
Silence.
“You shouldn't be there.”
“Why?”
Another silence.
“Because Sarah left something there.”
My blood froze.
He knew.
“How?”
“Because I knew your wife.”
“Better than me?”
“I loved her.”
I felt sick.
Then he said:
“Bring Lily.”
I immediately hung up.
He knew about Lily.
But he didn't know about Emily.
Unless—
I looked at Lupita.
“Daniel knows about Emily.”
She shook her head.
“No.”
“Then why is he asking for Lily?”
“Because he needs leverage.”
I understood.
Daniel knew Sarah had hidden something.
He didn't know what.
He needed Lily to force me to reveal it.
The board meeting was tomorrow.
He was planning to remove me.
Then take control.
May you like
I smiled.
“Let him try.”
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