Chapter 14 - THE MAN WHO WANTED MY LEGACY
Victor Carter.
The name felt like a ghost.
My father never mentioned him.
Martin never mentioned him.
Nobody did.
I searched through old family records.
Nothing.
It was like he had been erased.
Then Clara found something.
“Mr. Carter.”
She placed a file on my desk.
“This was hidden in your father’s documents.”
I opened it.
Inside was a photograph.
A young man standing beside my father.
Victor.
My father’s brother.
The missing piece.
The man who disappeared.
The man who wanted everything.
The file explained everything.
Victor believed my father stole the company from him.
He believed the Carter name belonged to him.
For decades, he waited.
And when I became successful...
he returned.
Using Vanessa.
Using Daniel.
Using everyone.
He wasn't trying to take my company.
He was trying to erase my family.
That night, I received a message.
Unknown number.
You finally understand.
I stared at the screen.
Another message arrived.
Your father was smarter than you.
Then:
But he still lost.
I typed back.
Where are you?
The reply came instantly.
Come to the old factory. Alone.
Marcus immediately objected.
“No.”
I looked at him.
“I need answers.”
“It’s a trap.”
“I know.”
Clara stepped forward.
“Then don't go alone.”
I looked at her.
“Clara—”
She shook her head.
“You spent months pretending you were helpless.”
Her voice became emotional.
“But you don't have to pretend anymore.”
Those words stopped me.
For the first time in months...
I didn't feel like I was fighting alone.
I went to the factory.
Victor was waiting.
Older.
Calm.
Confident.
He looked exactly like someone who believed he had already won.
“Alexander.”
I stared at him.
“Why?”
He smiled.
“Because everything your father built should have been mine.”
“You tried to kill me.”
He shrugged.
“I tried to remove an obstacle.”
My hands tightened.
“You destroyed your own family.”
Victor laughed.
“No.”
He stepped closer.
“I corrected history.”
Then he revealed something.
The accident.
The company takeover.
The betrayal.
Everything.
But he made one mistake.
He talked too much.
Because hidden inside my jacket...
was a recorder.
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And Victor Carter had just confessed everything.
TO BE CONTINUED...
