“Who?” Daniel asked.
Amara hesitated. “I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s someone close to you. Someone who benefits from you being distracted, exhausted… maybe even too broken to properly run your empire.”
Daniel felt a chill run down his spine. Could it be the company? My fortune?
Amara continued, “Your wife suspected danger might come from your circle. She asked me to protect the twins if she couldn’t.”
Daniel stared at her, torn between disbelief and the undeniable fact: she was the only one who could soothe his children, the only one who knew the lullaby his wife had sung in private.
In the following days, Daniel began discreetly investigating everyone around her: board members, family members, and even long-time employees. He discovered financial irregularities, suspicious communications, and a hidden clause in her will that would transfer significant control of her company to him if anything happened to him or his children.
One night, while reviewing documents in his study, he realized: “This isn’t just sleepless babies. Someone wanted me to be destroyed. To make me vulnerable.”
Meanwhile, Amara’s bond with the twins strengthened. They laughed when she entered the room, cuddled her, and slept peacefully every night. Daniel watched her with a mixture of gratitude and concern.
One night, as they stood by the nursery door, he said, “You’ve done more than I ever imagined. But this—protecting them from danger—is too big for you to bear alone.”
Amara looked him in the eye. “I’m not afraid of whoever’s behind this. I made a promise to your wife. And I intend to keep it.”
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