Chapter 3: The Woman Who Stole Their Lives
Chapter 3: The Woman Who Stole Their Lives
Three days later, Victor launched a private investigation.
The results shocked him.
Elena had never died.
Someone had made sure he believed she had.
The trail led to a single person.
Margaret Kensington.
Victor's former business partner.
Years earlier, Margaret had become obsessed with expanding their empire.
She believed Elena was distracting Victor from building the fortune she envisioned.
When Elena became pregnant, Margaret saw an opportunity.
During Elena's humanitarian trip, Margaret bribed officials, forged documents, and arranged for Elena to disappear.
An accident left Elena injured and without identification.
By the time she recovered, everyone believed she was dead.
Unable to prove who she was and terrified for her daughter's safety, Elena lived under another name.
She raised the little girl alone.
Poor.
Forgotten.
And heartbroken.
Before Elena died from illness two years earlier, she told her daughter one thing.
"If you ever find a man who recognizes my song, trust him."
That promise had brought the child to the gala.
When the evidence became public, Margaret's empire collapsed overnight.
Board members resigned.
Criminal charges followed.
News stations covered the scandal for weeks.
But Victor barely paid attention.
Because for the first time in twelve years, he had something far more important than business.
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He had a daughter.
And he was determined never to lose her again.
