Chapter 9 - The Heir Who Was Never Supposed To ReturnThe third heir.
A child nobody knew existed.
A person hidden from the world.
The question became:
Why?
Thomas searched through old records.
Days passed.
Then he found it.
A name.
A location.
A birth record.
“His name is Noah.”
I stared.
“Noah?”
Thomas nodded.
“He was your grandfather’s son.”
I froze.
“My uncle?”
“Yes.”
Another Carter.
Another lost family member.
But Noah wasn’t missing.
He had been living quietly.
Away from the family.
Away from the hotel.
Because he believed the Carter family had abandoned him.
Again.
Another person hurt by the same lies.
When Noah arrived at the Grand Regent…
I knew immediately.
Family recognizes family.
Not because of blood.
Because of something deeper.
He looked at the hotel.
Then at me.
“I never thought I would come back here.”
I smiled sadly.
“Neither did I.”
Noah revealed the final piece.
He knew Richard.
Not just knew him.
He worked with him.
Years ago.
Before he understood the truth.
Richard convinced him that the Carter family stole his inheritance.
He manipulated him.
Used him.
Just like everyone else.
“I was angry.”
Noah admitted.
“I wanted revenge.”
I looked at him.
“And now?”
He looked around the hotel.
“Now I know I was fighting the wrong people.”
The Carter family gathered together for the first time.
Me.
Lily.
Noah.
Three children connected by one broken history.
And one grandfather who tried to protect us.
But then…
The hotel security alarm activated.
Everyone froze.
Thomas checked the camera.
His face changed.
“Mia.”
“What?”
“There is someone at the entrance.”
“Who?”
He looked at the screen.
A woman.
Older.
Holding a folder.
A woman none of us recognized.
Except Noah.
His face turned white.
“No.”
I looked at him.
“Who is she?”
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He whispered:
“The woman who started all of this.”
