Chapter 6 - THE WOMAN HE ALMOST MARRIEDNathan vomited.
Literally.
He made it to the bathroom.
Barely.
When he returned, he looked destroyed.
“How could nobody know?”
I stared at the letter.
“Somebody did.”
That was the important part.
Henry knew.
Possibly Caroline.
Maybe Eleanor.
Maybe Samuel Crane.
And yet the engagement had proceeded for nearly two years.
Family dinners.
Legal planning.
Wedding arrangements.
Trust restructuring.
Why?
Nathan read the rest.
Henry claimed he discovered Victoria’s paternity only months before his death.
He said he intended to tell Nathan but delayed because Eleanor was undergoing heart surgery.
Weak excuse.
Then:
I have reason to believe others knew before I did.
Nathan looked up.
Below was a name.
Samuel Crane.
The family attorney.
Again.
Then:
If you are reading this, ask why the marriage was encouraged despite the truth. The answer is likely in the Ashford-Sterling settlement signed in 1998.
Another document.
May you like
Another secret.
We found it two days later.
