Chapter 4 — The Mastermind Behind the Pool
The next morning...
John drove directly to his father's corporate headquarters.
He didn't knock.
He walked into the executive boardroom while the weekly meeting was already in progress.
Twenty directors looked up.
His billionaire father smiled.
"John. You're late."
John threw the printed photograph across the conference table.
It slid to a stop in front of him.
The smile disappeared.
"Explain this."
Silence.
The attorney lowered his eyes.
John's father leaned back calmly.
"So..."
"You found out."
John's jaw tightened.
"You hired Rachel."
"To humiliate Ana."
His father folded his hands.
"I offered her money."
"But she exceeded my instructions."
John stared in disbelief.
"Why?"
The billionaire stood and walked toward the window overlooking the city.
"Because Ana's mother stole something from this family twenty years ago."
John answered immediately.
"That's a lie."
His father slowly turned.
"No."
"It's worse."
He opened a locked drawer.
Removed an old hospital file.
Placed it on the table.
John opened it.
His hands froze.
Birth records.
DNA reports.
One name.
Ana Williams.
Father:
Richard Harper.
John looked up.
Richard Harper...
Was his own father.
The room fell silent.
His voice barely escaped.
"...Ana is my sister?"
No one answered.
Behind him...
The conference room doors slowly opened.
Ana stepped inside.
Holding another envelope.
She looked directly at Richard Harper.
Then quietly said—
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"No..."
"You've only told him half the truth."
