Chapter 9 - The Hidden NameEvelyn finally revealed the name she had protected for decades.
Richard Vale.
Former Sterling security director.
He had disappeared shortly after the kidnapping.
Clara searched company archives.
Richard Vale had once been Victoria's most trusted employee.
He also had access to the nursery.
But there was another connection.
Richard had a daughter.
A girl born twenty-two years ago.
Her name was listed as:
Elena Vale.
Clara stared at the photograph.
The girl had her eyes.
The same dark hair.
The same small scar near the eyebrow.
Victoria whispered:
"No..."
Clara looked at her.
"Mom."
Victoria couldn't speak.
Elena Vale might be Clara's twin.
But why had she been raised under another man's name?
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And why was Richard Vale still hiding?
The answer waited in an abandoned property once owned by the Sterling family.
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Chapter 10 - The Abandoned EstateThe old house stood on a cliff above the ocean.
Chapter 11 - The Other DaughterThe hospital records were heavily protected.
Chapter 12 - SistersClara went to the meeting place.
Chapter 13 - The Truth About Richard ValeThe sisters escaped through an underground passage.
Chapter 14 - The BetrayalThe mastermind was revealed as Jonathan Sterling.
Chapter 15 - The Sterling VaultJonathan took Victoria beneath the original Sterling headquarters.
