Chapter 48: The Man Who Never Existed
Silence filled the room.
The grandfather clock in the corner ticked softly.
No one moved.
No one breathed.
Margaret's words seemed impossible.
"Your father was Ethan Cole's older brother."
Amelia stared at her.
"No."
Rachel looked equally stunned.
"Ethan doesn't have a brother."
Margaret's expression softened.
"That's what everyone believes."
The room grew colder.
Because Atlas had already proven one thing:
If everyone believed something…
It was probably a lie.
Alexander slowly sat down.
His face had gone pale.
Every revelation tonight had changed his life.
But this one…
This one seemed to shake him to his core.
Margaret folded her hands.
"There was another son."
Silence.
"His name was Nathan Cole."
The name meant nothing to A
