Chapter 212

Could it really be true?

Bella, finally rescued, collapsed onto the floor like a rag doll. One hand clutched her throat, her wide, terrified eyes locked onto Gabrielle as she strode into the

room.

Gabrielle barely spared Bella a glance before hurrying to Serena's side. "Serena, are you alright?"

Serena's eyes were still clouded and distant.

After a long moment, her gaze snapped to Bella, and a sudden sharpness flared in her expression.

"How did my father really die?"

Bella shrank back, too scared to provoke Serena any further. Pressing a trembling hand to her chest, she stammered, "I... I don't know. I swear, I don't know anything. Please, stop asking me!"

Serena stared at Bella for what felt like an eternity. Her eyes burned; tears stung, but she refused to look away. Only when her vision blurred did she finally turn, slowly making her way toward the door.

Her memories of her father's death were nothing but hazy fragments.

She'd always told herself it was because she was too young to remember.

No!

Serena snapped out of her daze, every

could

been the person she loved most in the world-she could never have hurt

called, noticing how unsteady

she wandered through the hotel

and streams of people coming and

slipping away. She couldn't tell

to black, the

...

Alderburg.

Rosewood Gardens.

Aaron, but barely half a second passed before he sprang to his feet, jabbing a finger at the

his gaze growing more focused

The camera had captured a woman's face, but the image

crystal clear-and the resemblance to

But...

Evelyn died, Aaron had

alive without his knowing. And if she hadn't died, why

Evelyn at all-but someone who knew just how important his sister was to him, and was using that knowledge to

for why, he still didn't have

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