CHAPTER 41 — THE TRUTH THAT DESTROYS EVERYTHING
(Long, intense, emotional, mystery-rich, and safe for Webnovel Inkstone)
Elena stared at Adrian as if he had spoken a language she had never heard before.
The world blurred behind a wall of shock. Her pulse beat loudly in her ears, drowning out everything except the echo of his words.
My father was responsible.
Responsible for her mother's accident.
Responsible for the trauma that shaped her entire life.
Responsible for the wound she carried in her heart.
Her lips parted, but no sound came out.
Adrian's jaw tightened. He moved closer, but carefully—like he was approaching something fragile that might break if touched.
"Elena…" he whispered.
His voice cracked.
Her voice finally returned, trembling, thin, almost foreign to her own ears.
"Tell me everything. Now. I don't want pieces. I don't want soft versions. I want the truth exactly as it is."
