Chapter 18 - THE TRUTH BENEATH THE TRUTHJonathan revealed what he had discovered.
Years before Claire met Daniel, there had been another woman.
A woman named Rebecca.
She had disappeared shortly after giving birth to a daughter.
The child's name was Lily.
Daniel had secretly supported them.
But there was a problem.
Lily's birth records listed a different father.
Jonathan's investigators had discovered inconsistencies.
Claire looked at the photograph.
“Is she Daniel's daughter?”
“We don't know yet.”
“Then why send it to me?”
Jonathan's expression darkened.
“Because someone wants you to investigate.”
Claire stared at the photograph.
The mystery could have been ignored.
She had every reason to walk away.
But she remembered something.
Emily's birthday.
The humiliation.
The betrayal.
The years of lies.
She had spent her life believing that survival meant closing doors.
Now she understood something different.
Sometimes survival meant opening the door you were most afraid to open.
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Claire picked up the photograph.
“Find her.”
