TWENTY ONE
🕯️ Chapter 21 – Pieces of Truth That night seemed endless. Althea sat quietly inside her room, still holding Lyka’s old photograph as tears streamed down her cheeks. Outside the window, the rain kept falling — as if the heavens were mourning with her. > “Daughter or not,” she whispered softly to herself, “why does it still hurt this much?” A faint knock came from the door. It was Xavier — standing by the doorway, holding an old brown envelope. > “Althea, may I come in?” “What for?” she answered coldly. “To remind me again that I’m not real?” Xavier stood silent for a moment before slowly opening the door. He stepped inside and gently placed the envelope on the table. > “Here,” he said. “The files from Project Eterna — the truth I’ve been trying to hide from you.” Althe
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