Chapter 141 The Weight o

Chapter 141: The Weight of Truth

Chapter 141: The Weight of Truth

(Elena’s POV)

I stared at David’s peaceful face as he slept in the recovery chamber. The weight of truth pressed down on my chest like a stone.

Should I tell him that Sophia was his biological sister? The very

Son who had driven our adoptive family to

The cruelty of such a revelation made my heart ache. How could I burden bi

was still so fragile?

this

with this knowledge when he

Marcus stood beside me, his jaw clenched tight. He took a deep breath before speaking.

“Have you ever considered that you might not be a child of the Blackthorne family?”

I replied calmly, “I’ve known that for a long time.”

His golden eyes widened with surprise. “You knew?”

I stood up slowly, facing him directly. “Yes, for a long time. Even though they were only my foster parents, they still suffered because of me.”

My voice cracked slightly. “They could have been saved.”

My eyes reddened with suppressed emotion. The familiar crushing weight settled in Marcus’s chest as he was reminded once again that he was the architect of this tragedy.

After a moment of my emotional release, he could only offer a hoarse “I’m sorry.“,

He had no other words.

I momentarily wavered, almost moved by his genuine remorse. But I steeled myself against the feeling.

David instead,”

(Sophia’s POV)

reeked of cheap disinfectant and stale cigarettes. I

with a

P

developed during my relationship with a certain Alpha, though

arrived, her cheap clothes making her stand out

I asked

fell. “My father received the eight million from the Blackwood

three hundred thousand.”

felt my blood pressure

the rest is for building houses and business investments,” she continued miserably. “He even changed the account password

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behind my sunglasses. “Without me, your

shifted uncomfortably under

you understand what I’m offering you?” I leaned forward. “The chance to become Marcus’s savior. To gain his trust and drive a wedge between him and his

lit up with hope. “You mean

her off

face crumpled with

years of acquaintance and passionate relationship, even I didn’t secure the

I stubbed out m

“You’re a fake, Sandy.

need one million within

(Elena’s POV)

days later, sunlight filtered through the medical center’s

canopy. I pushed

and two pack nurses followed at

by an artificial lake, crouching beside David’s chair. “Look at

the sunshine after being

prolonged unconsciousness. But he could understand my words and blink slowly in

taking in the peaceful

Hugo Ashworth’s

the Northern Territory Central Healing Institute

David apologetically. “I have to go. The nurses will stay

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