Chapter 2 â The Secret Behind The Pearl Necklace

Two days later, Elena woke up in the hospital.
The doctors said the baby was safe.
But the fall had left emotional scars that no medicine could heal.
Alexander never left her side.
But something bothered him.
The pearl necklace.
Why had his mother destroyed it?
When he returned to the mansion, he found Margaret sitting in the family office.
She looked completely calm.
âYou came back to punish me?â
Alexander stared at her.
âI came back to find the truth.â
Margaret smiled.
âTruth?â
She walked toward the old family portrait hanging on the wall.
âThat necklace belonged to this family for generations.â
âI know.â
âNo, you donât.â
She touched the portrait.
âIt was never meant for Elena.â
Alexander frowned.
âWhat are you saying?â
Margaret turned around.
âThat necklace was promised to another woman.â
A silence followed.
âWho?â
Margaretâs eyes narrowed.
âSomeone who actually belongs to the Whitmore bloodline.â
Alexander felt a chill.
Because he realizedâŠ
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His mother wasnât only trying to remove Elena.
She was hiding something much bigger.