CHAPTER 2 – The Secret Hidden for Twenty Years
CHAPTER 2 – The Secret Hidden for Twenty Years
Sofia survived emergency surgery.
For two days she remained unconscious.
Lucas never left the hospital.
Neither did Victoria.
When Sofia finally opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was her older sister crying beside her bed.
For several long seconds...
Neither of them spoke.
Then Sofia whispered,
"I knew you'd recognize the bracelet."
Victoria hugged her so tightly that both women broke into tears.
Over the next few hours, the truth slowly came out.
Twenty-two years earlier...
Their father's business partner had kidnapped Sofia after learning that Eduardo planned to divide his fortune equally between both daughters.
The kidnapper forged documents declaring Sofia dead.
She was raised under a false identity.
As an adult, she fell in love with a charming man named Daniel Costa.
Daniel never loved her.
He loved what little inheritance she secretly possessed.
Once the money was gone...
He abandoned Sofia while she was pregnant with Emma.
Lucas wasn't Daniel's son.
He had adopted Lucas after finding him abandoned outside a church years before.
To Sofia...
Lucas had always been her first child.
Victoria looked at the little boy.
"You saved your mother tonight."
Lucas quietly answered,
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"I just didn't want to lose another family."
Every nurse nearby wiped away tears.
