Chapter 41: The Hidden Son
The cabin became completely silent.
No one moved.
No one breathed.
Rachel stared at the letter in her trembling hands.
The words seemed impossible.
"If you are reading this, then Richard finally discovered who your father was."
Amelia felt her pulse racing.
For a moment, even the storm outside seemed to disappear.
There was only the letter.
Only the truth waiting inside it.
Rachel swallowed hard.
Then continued reading.
Her voice was barely above a whisper.
"There are things I never told you."
The room remained still.
"Not because I didn't trust you."
"Because I wanted you to survive."
A painful silence followed.
Rachel's eyes began to fill with tears.
Amelia had never seen her look so vulnerable.
Never.
The fearless journalist.
The relentl
