Chapter 9 - Eli's SecretEli eventually told Arthur the truth about his own past.
His mother had taken him in after his parents died.
She had protected him.
When she became sick, she entrusted Grace to him.
Eli had spent months caring for his younger sister.
He had never stolen.
Never manipulated.
He had simply been desperate.
Arthur adopted him.
Not because he needed another heir.
Because Eli had become family.
Ethan treated him like a younger brother.
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Grace grew up surrounded by people who loved her.
And the mansion that had once been empty became a home.
