He Saved His Grandmother From His Fiancée Only to Learn a Dark Family Secret
Previously: When James walked into his grandmother’s mansion with a bouquet of roses, he expected a warm family reunion. Instead, he found his fiancée brutally attacking the helpless elderly woman on the floor.
The foyer fell into a tense, heavy silence, broken only by Martha's weak whimpering and Chloe's ragged breathing on the floor. James stood as a human shield, his chest heaving as he stared down at the woman he had promised to marry. Chloe looked up, wiping a smear of blood from her lip, her eyes flashing with venom rather than remorse.
You don't understand, James! She's a liar! She's been keeping everything from you!
The Secret in the Safe
James growled, his voice shaking with a mixture of rage and profound heartbreak. He knelt beside Martha, gently lifting her frail shoulders.
Get out of this house. Are you okay, Nana? What happened?Martha, trembling violently, pointed a shaking finger toward the study. In her hand, she clutched a crumpled piece of paper she had managed to hide beneath her cardigan. It was a revised copy of the family trust. Chloe had discovered that Martha was planning to leave the entire estate to a local charity, leaving nothing for James—or Chloe. Driven by greed, Chloe had confronted Martha, demanding she sign a power of attorney document. When Martha refused, Chloe lost her mind.
She wanted to ruin us, James! I did this for us! She was going to leave us with nothing!
”She was going to leave us with nothing!