All Chapters of MY FIRST LOVE: Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

** The Vault of Secrets**The air inside the estate was thick, almost suffocating, as though the house itself was holding its breath, waiting for what would unfold. Dust coated every surface, and cobwebs clung to the corners of the room, giving the impression that no one had set foot here in years. The grandness of the foyer, with its decaying opulence, was unsettling, like a once-majestic monument forgotten by time. But the estate’s abandonment wasn’t what chilled Lillian to the core—it was the knowledge of what was hidden beneath their feet.“The vault is somewhere below,” Alistair repeated, his voice low as he scanned the walls with a focused intensity. “It won’t be obvious. Your father wouldn’t have risked that.”Lillian stood at the edge of the room, feeling as if the house were closing in on her. The weight of the key in her pocket felt like it had doubled in size, pressing against her thigh as if reminding her of the gravity of their situation. She glanced at her father, who wa

**The Echo of Choices**The night sky above the estate was vast and indifferent, stars barely visible behind the thin layer of clouds that had rolled in. The cool wind whipped through the trees, the only sound in the otherwise eerie silence. Lillian stood on the hill just beyond the hidden service tunnel, her chest still heaving from the mad dash to escape the burning vault. She looked back at the old estate, the faint flicker of firelight visible through the cracks in the ground below.They had destroyed most of it. The documents, the ledgers, the secrets their father had hidden away for so long—almost all of it had gone up in flames. But the problem they faced now was a terrifying one: **Had they done enough?**“Are you alright, sweetheart?” Claire’s voice was soft, gentle, pulling Lillian from her thoughts.Lillian glanced at her mother, her face pale but determined. “Yeah. I’m fine.” But the weight of uncertainty pressed heavily on her chest. “I just… I don’t know if we did enough

**The Coin's Shadow**The night air seemed to thicken, as if even the wind itself had frozen, holding its breath. The world narrowed down to just this hilltop, to the faces of Derrick, Alistair, and the coin clutched tightly in Lillian’s trembling hands. Every sound—the rustle of leaves, the faint creak of Derrick’s men shifting their weapons—felt distant, muffled by the weight of the moment.Ethan’s gun remained trained on Derrick, but it was clear he knew what was at stake. One wrong move and Lillian was in danger. Derrick’s cold eyes bore into Lillian, like a predator waiting for the right moment to strike. His gun was steady, aimed directly at her. And then there was Alistair, standing in the shadows between them, his betrayal hanging in the air like smoke.“Hand over the coin,” Derrick said again, his voice eerily calm, “and this can all end.”Lillian’s heart raced. Her mind spun with a thousand thoughts, a thousand ways this could go wrong. **What were they supposed to do?** Giv

** The Aftermath**Alistair’s scream of rage echoed through the forest, his hands grasping at empty air as he stumbled forward, desperately trying to track where the coin had gone. Lillian watched him, heart racing, her body frozen for a moment as she realized what she had done. She had thrown the coin into the dark, into the unknown. It was gone. The power, the control, everything that Derrick and Alistair had been hunting them for was now out of their reach.Derrick’s men, momentarily stunned, seemed unsure of what to do next. They had come expecting to walk away with the key to unimaginable power, but now that key was lost somewhere in the vast forest, beyond their grasp. Even Derrick himself hesitated, his eyes dark and furious as he looked at Lillian, clearly calculating his next move. His finger tightened on the trigger of his gun, but for the first time all night, he didn’t pull it.Lillian didn’t dare move. Her chest rose and fell with rapid breaths, but she stood her ground,

**The Power Play**The forest seemed to press in around them, the darkness suffocating. Lillian’s heart pounded in her chest as she tried to process the situation. They had thought throwing away the coin would end everything—but it had only been a distraction, a red herring. Alistair had always been ten steps ahead.Ethan’s hand remained tightly around his gun, but his face showed the conflict brewing inside him. “You manipulated us. You’ve been after the power all along.”Alistair’s smile didn’t fade, his eyes gleaming with triumph. “You’re not as slow as I thought, Ethan. But this was never just about the coin. Your father—brilliant as he was—knew there had to be more than one key. Redundancy. That’s how he built this system. And I’ve been patient, waiting for the right moment to take control.”David, who had been quiet up until now, suddenly stepped forward, his face pale but his voice shaking with anger. “So, what’s the plan, Alistair? You’re going to use that device to control ev