Chapter 6 - The Locked EstateThe next morning, Elena returned to the abandoned Laurent estate where she had spent her childhood.
The house stood beneath a gray sky.
Its windows were clouded with dust.
The gardens had become wild.
Inside, everything smelled of old wood, rain, and forgotten memories.
Elena walked through the corridor.
Every step awakened something.
A staircase.
A cracked mirror.
A child's faded drawing.
Then she reached the room where her mother had lived.
The door creaked open.
Nothing had changed.
A small wooden box remained beneath the bed.
Elena knelt.
Her hands trembled as she opened it.
Inside were letters.
Photographs.
And a sealed envelope bearing her mother's handwriting.
For Elena—when the truth finally comes.
Her breath caught.
She opened it.
May you like
The first line destroyed the last piece of doubt inside her.
My daughter, if you are reading this, they failed to erase us.
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