The door handle moved slowly.
I immediately turned off the old phone screen and put the folder back where it was.
The footsteps approached.
One step.
Two steps.
Then the door opened.
—What are you doing here?
Chelsea Qiao stood at the entrance.
Her sweet expression was gone.
The gentle smile she always showed Margaret had disappeared completely.
Only coldness remained.
I looked at her.
—Looking for something.
She walked in slowly and closed the door behind her.
—Looking for Adrian’s secrets?
My heart sank slightly.
So she knew.
Chelsea smiled.
—You really thought you could replace him so easily?
I didn’t answer.
She walked towards the safe.
Her eyes fell on the old phone in my hand.
For a moment, her face changed.
Only for a second.
But I saw it.
Fear.
Then she immediately recovered.
—Give it to me.
Her tone was no longer polite.
I held the phone tighter.
—Why?
—Because it belongs to Adrian.
I smiled.
—Interesting.
—You cared about his belongings after he died?
Chelsea’s face darkened.
—You don’t understand anything.
—You came here because of money, didn’t you?
—You used his death to enter the Gu family.
Her words were sharp.
But they didn’t hurt me.
Because I already knew something.
The person who was truly afraid…
was her.
I pressed the phone button.
The last audio was still there.
Chelsea immediately stepped forward.
—Don’t listen to that.
I looked at her.
—Why?
—Are you afraid I will hear something?
Her expression changed.
Before she could answer, Margaret’s voice came from outside.
—What happened?
Chelsea quickly changed her expression.
She opened the door.
—Nothing, Aunt Margaret.
Then she pointed at me.
—She was searching Adrian’s things.
Margaret looked at me in surprise.
—Why?
I stayed silent.
Because I wanted to see how far Chelsea would go.
Chelsea sighed.
—Maybe she is worried that the children are not really Adrian’s.
The moment she said that, Margaret’s face changed.
She looked at my stomach.
Her expression became complicated.
I lowered my eyes.
This was exactly what Chelsea wanted.
She wanted Margaret to doubt me.
But she forgot one thing.
The twins were my only protection.
Margaret immediately walked towards me.
—Don’t say such things.
Her voice was cold towards Chelsea.
—These are my grandchildren.
Chelsea froze.
She didn’t expect that.
Margaret held my hand.
—Come with me.
But before leaving, I looked at Chelsea.
I calmly said:
—You should be more careful.
She frowned.
—What do you mean?
I raised the old phone slightly.
—Sometimes dead people leave evidence behind.
Her face instantly lost color.
That night, after everyone slept, I listened to the complete recording.
Adrian’s voice sounded tired.
—If you are hearing this, Chelsea probably already knows.
A pause.
—Three months ago, I discovered the truth.
My fingers tightened.
The truth?
Adrian continued:
—The accident was planned.
—Chelsea knew I was changing my will.
—She knew I was preparing to expose the money she took from me.
I stopped breathing.
Then came another voice.
A woman’s voice.
Chelsea.
—Adrian, you don’t understand.
—If you leave me, I lose everything.
Then a crash.
The recording ended.
I sat there for a long time.
So Adrian knew.
He knew everything.
But why didn’t he tell his mother?
Why didn’t he expose Chelsea?
Then I noticed a hidden file.
A video.
Created one day before his death.
I opened it.
Adrian appeared on the screen.
His face was pale.
His eyes were serious.
—If someone from the Gu family is watching this…
—Please protect my mother.
—And protect my child.
I froze.
Child?
He looked directly at the camera.
—The child Chelsea talks about is not mine.
My blood ran cold.
—But there is someone who can prove everything.
A name appeared on the screen.
A name I had never heard before.
“Dr. Evelyn Zhou.”
Then Adrian said his final sentence:
—She knows who killed me.
At that exact moment…
My bedroom door opened.
I quickly closed the laptop.
Margaret stood there.
Her face was pale.
—Miss…
—Who is Dr. Evelyn Zhou?
I looked at her.
Because the old woman had heard everything.
And judging from her trembling hands…
She already knew that name.
