Chapter 40 — The Real Owner
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Lucas stared at the message.
“The real owner of Knight Corporation has returned.”
For a moment, he thought it was another threat.
Another person trying to destroy what was left of his family.
But deep down…
He knew.
This was connected to the past.
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Ella watched his expression change.
“Lucas?”
He showed her the phone.
She read the message.
“Who else is there?”
Lucas shook his head.
“I don’t know.”
A pause.
“But I’m going to find out.”
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The next morning, Lucas returned to the company.
Not as the CEO.
Not as the heir.
Just as someone searching for answers.
His assistant was waiting.
“Sir, we found the person who sent the message.”
Lucas looked at him.
“Who?”
The assistant hesitated.
“It’s not a person.”
Lucas frowned.
“What?”
“It’s a legal notice.”
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The document was from a law firm.
A claim.
A challenge.
Someone was saying the Knight family had no right to control the company.
Lucas opened the file.
And the name at the bottom made his blood run cold.
Adrian Knight.
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Lucas immediately called him.
Adrian answered.
“I knew you would see it.”
Lucas’s voice was calm.
“Why are you doing this?”
“Because it was always mine.”
“You said you wanted the truth.”
“I do.”
Adrian’s voice became colder.
“But truth comes with consequences.”
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Lucas met Adrian later that day.
“You could have told me.”
Adrian looked at him.
“Would you have listened?”
Lucas stayed silent.
Because he knew the answer.
Five years ago, he was surrounded by people telling him what was right.
He never looked for the person everyone erased.
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Adrian placed a folder on the table.
“This proves our father’s final decision.”
Lucas opened it.
Inside was a signed agreement.
Two names.
Two heirs.
Two futures.
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“You and I were supposed to lead together.”
Lucas looked at him.
“Together?”
Adrian nodded.
“But they chose you.”
A bitter smile.
“And then they made me disappear.”
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For the first time, Lucas saw something behind Adrian’s anger.
Pain.
The same pain he carried.
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That night, Lucas returned home.
Ella was waiting.
“What happened?”
Lucas sat beside her.
“I found out my brother wasn’t trying to destroy me.”
A pause.
“He was trying to get back the life that was stolen from him.”
Ella looked at him.
“So what will you do?”
Lucas looked toward Noah.
The answer became clear.
“I’ll fix what my family broke.”
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But outside the house…
A figure watched from a distance.
They smiled while looking at a photo.
A photo of Lucas.
Ella.
And Noah.
Then they whispered:
“Soon, they’ll know the last secret.”
Chapter 40 End.
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