Chapter 6: A New Dawn
Julian arranged for Elena to stay at a quiet, secure apartment building he owned near the park. When he visited her later that afternoon, he found her sitting by the window, sketching in a leather notebook.
"You're an artist?" Julian asked, stepping inside.
Elena blushed slightly and closed the notebook. "I was studying fine arts before... before everything happened. It was my dream to open a small community art center for underprivileged children."
Julian walked over and sat across from her. "Dreams don't die, Elena. They just wait for the right moment to resume."
He placed a thick folder on the coffee table between them. Elena looked at it curiously.
"What is this?"
"This is proof of who you really are," Julian said softly. "Your mother was Clara Vance. You are the rightful heir to forty percent of Vance Hospitality. Your uncle and his men have been deliberately keeping you in poverty to steal what belongs to you."
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Elena’s hands trembled as she opened the folder, scanning the birth certificates, estate deeds, and bank records. Tears filled her eyes, not of sorrow, but of overwhelming shock. "I... I had no idea."
"Now you do," Julian said. "And together, we are going to take it back."
