The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 96

Chapter 96

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Hailey froze, narrowing her eyes as her expression turned serious. “Dad, how do you know my biological mother’s name?”

Greg lowered his head, taking a deep breath as if preparing to reveal a long–hidden secret. “Hailey,” he began, looking up with tears streaming down his face, the Brown family has never been able to make things right with you. It was my fault about Valerie’s car accident all those years ago”

Hailey’s mind buzzed with disbelief, her eyes wide with shock. She opened her mouth, struggling to find her voice. “Dad. what are you saying?

Greg sighed deeply, his voice heavy with regret. “You were young when sent to the Brown family, not because of any family ties between the Browns and the Daltons, but because, from the very beginning, we were all connected to your biological father, Aiden. He took a moment to collect himself before explaining the events of that year in detail.

“I was young back then, just married to your adoptive mother. We were poor, and she was pregnant. Somehow, Aiden found me and offered me three hundred thousand dollars if I helped him with something What he wanted me to do was orchestrate an accident that would kill Valerie.”

Hailey lowered her head. “Why did he want to do that?” She thought, ‘Hadn’t Mom already agreed to the divorce? Why couldn’t he just let her go?”

“I don’t know the exact reason, Greg said, his face filled with pain and regret. “But at the time, I was desperate for money. 1 agreed.”

“So all this time, the murderer I had been searching for was right beside me,” Hailey said with a bitter laugh, her emotions breaking down. Tears streamed down her face as she was overwhelmed with pain.

The ward’s door was suddenly pushed open with a loud bang. Hailey’s adoptive mother, Lucia, rushed in in a panic, waving her hands at Hailey. “No, Hailey, Greg isn’t the real murderer.”

“He already admitted it himself, Hailey said, her voice shaking.

anxious, pushed Greg. “Hurry up and explain, you blockhead”

confused. “What’s going

to speak. “If you won’t say it, I will!” Lucia, being impatient,

even more confused now, wondering how this matter related to Owen. “Let me explain, Owen said as he pushed open the door. His expression was calm and indifferent as he stepped inside. Still in

mother had her accident, June 18th, was also the day my parents were involved in an accident.” He paused, then asked quietly, “Have I

was six?”

car accident, but I didn’t know you were only

softly. “And the place where it happened

Crescent Street,”

it had exploded.

her. “Hailey, I’ve looked into it. My parents accident happened because their brakes failed, and they crashed into a car that

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have died.

as she shook her head repeatedly. “No, it’s impossible, it’s impossible…” She thought,

the accident. They were all victims in this tragedy. “Owen, we’re all victims here,” Hailey said, her voice steady. She wasn’t someone who would fail

arms. Hailey rested against him, seeking comfort. Meanwhile, Lucia seemed to want

woke up two hours later, at eleven in the morning Owen wasn’t there, and just as she was about to call him, she noticed a few voice messages from Miles, the hacker, sent half an hour ago.

some time off. I looked into the car and

vehicle. I traced its history from the beginning. Two months before the accident, it was owned by a Mr. Weiss, who was planning to immigrate and sold it at a low

contact with Aiden. So, there’s a high possibility that this accident was intentional. But aside from this, there’s