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The Truth Strikes Back

Author: May Ree
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-25 08:46:08

Chapter 98: The Truth Strikes Back

The jet ride back to New York was quiet. I held the envelope tightly in my lap, my fingers pressing against the sealed edges as if letting go would make the truth disappear.

But it wouldn’t.

The truth was real.

I was Olivia Hayes. The last surviving child of Richard and Evelyn Hayes. The rightful heir to the Hayes empire. And Dominic had tried to erase me.

Marcus leaned back in his seat, his arms crossed as he watched me. “You’re thinking too much.”

I let out a shaky breath. “Wouldn’t you?”

He smirked. “I don’t think. I just react.”

I shook my head, glancing out of the window at the city lights below. “This changes everything.”

Marcus nodded. “Yeah, and not just for Dominic. This gives you power, Olivia.”

I frowned. “I don’t want power.”

Marcus chuckled. “That’s exactly why you should have it.”

I didn’t answer.

Because deep down, I knew he was right.

For the first time, I had leverage.

And it was time to use it.

When we landed, Leonardo was waiting f
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