Chapter 5 - The Brother Who Sold My Secret
I couldn’t breathe.
My brother.
The person who hugged me when my father died.
The person who promised to protect me.
He had been feeding Julian information.
The FBI agent explained the arrangement.
My brother had debts.
Julian offered money.
A simple exchange.
Information for cash.
Except the information was my life.
My inheritance.
My future.
My child.
I called him.
He answered after three rings.
“Clara…”
His voice already sounded guilty.
“Why?”
Silence.
Then:
“I thought I was helping myself.”
That was the most honest answer he gave.
Not sorry.
Not regretful.
Just selfish.
Julian listened.
His own expression changed.
Because even he realized my brother had been using him too.
Everyone in this story thought they were the smartest person.
Everyone was manipulating someone else.
The FBI agent received a new message.
He checked his phone.
Then looked at me.
“We found another account.”
“Whose?”
He hesitated.
“Your father’s company.”
My stomach tightened.
“My father has been dead for years.”
The agent nodded.
“That’s why this matters.”
The account had been opened recently.
Under a name nobody expected.
May you like
Julian’s name.
📖 Chapter 6 reveals the hidden account connecting Julian to a secret from Clara’s father’s past. 👇
