Chapter 8 - THE TRUTH SARAH NEVER TOLD HIM

The attacker moved quickly.

Too quickly.

They knew the house.

They knew the security gaps.

They knew exactly where Lily’s room was.

That scared Adrian more than the weapon in the intruder’s hand.

Because strangers attack.

But insiders betray.

Adrian reached the hallway seconds before the attacker opened Lily’s bedroom door.

“Stop.”

The man froze.

Slowly turned.

Adrian stood behind him.

Cold.

Silent.

Dangerous.

“You picked the wrong house.”

The man smiled.

“No.”

He looked toward Lily’s room.

“I picked the right daughter.”

Adrian’s expression changed.

The attacker continued.

“You really thought you could disappear for eight years and everything would stay buried?”

“Who sent you?”

The man laughed.

“You still don’t understand.”

He looked at Adrian.

“Your daughter isn’t the secret.”

A pause.

“You are.”

Before Adrian could respond, Vincent’s team arrived.

The attacker was captured.

But before anyone could question him, he swallowed something hidden in his mouth.

Poison.

He collapsed.

Dead.

Adrian stared at the body.

Someone had trained him.

Someone had prepared him.

This wasn't a normal attack.

This was a message.

Later that night, Sarah finally broke.

“I should have told you.”

Adrian sat across from her.

“Yes.”

She nodded.

“I was pregnant when I found out.”

Adrian froze.

“Found out what?”

Sarah looked down.

“That your enemies weren't the only people watching you.”

A pause.

“There was someone inside your organization.”

Vincent immediately looked up.

“Impossible.”

Sarah shook her head.

“No.”

Her voice trembled.

“Not impossible.”

She looked at Adrian.

“Someone who knew everything.”

Adrian’s mind raced.

Someone knew about Lily.

Someone knew about Sarah.

Someone knew his weaknesses.

“Who?”

Sarah closed her eyes.

“I never saw his face.”

Adrian became still.

“What did he call himself?”

Sarah whispered:

“The Ghost.”

The room went silent.

Because Adrian knew that name.

Everyone in his world knew that name.

A man who erased evidence.

A man who controlled information.

A man nobody could find.

Vincent looked at Adrian.

“Boss…”

Adrian stood.

“The Ghost has been watching my family for eight years.”

Sarah nodded.

“And now he knows you came back.”

That night, Adrian checked on Lily.

She was asleep.

Holding Mr. Buttons.

For a moment, he forgot everything.

The enemies.

The threats.

The past.

Then Lily opened her eyes.

“Dad?”

Adrian froze.

The word.

The first time.

She had never called him that before.

“Yeah?”

She looked sleepy.

“Are you staying until morning?”

Adrian sat beside her.

“Yes.”

She smiled.

“Good.”

She closed her eyes again.

Adrian stayed there.

Watching her sleep.

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A camera captured the moment.

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