Alpha's Abandoned Daughter is the Secret Heiress novel Chapter 184

Chapter 184: We Were All Deceived

Chapter 184: We Were All Deceived

(Author’s POV)

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Livia froze. That weak cough had cut through the tense silence like a gunshot. She whipped her head around, her eyes locking onto the sofa.

Caleb’s chest heaved. It was a jagged, difficult motion, but he was breathing. His lips parted slightly, twitching as he tried to pull in air.

“Caleb?” Livia whispered.

She scrambled to the sofa, falling to her knees beside him. Her trembling hand reached out, cupping his cold cheek. He was warm. He was alive. Tears welled up in her eyes instantly, a mix of shock and overwhelming relief.

Ethan, standing by the window with his arms crossed, uncrossed them. His dark, brooding expression cracked. The tension in his shoulders dropped as he saw his brother’s eyelids flutter. He let out a long breath.

Adrian stepped forward, a flicker of hope crossing his face. But it was fleeting. He looked around the room, reminded of the catastrophe that had just befallen them. They had lost the inheritance. They had lost the company. His son was alive, yes, but the Stone family was ruined. The joy couldn’t quite reach his eyes.

Across the room, Celine went rigid.

She stood like a statue, her face draining of all color. Her heart hammered against her ribs so hard she thought it might bruise. *How is this possible?

The neurotoxin she had bought from the black market was supposed to expensive. It was guaranteed. He wasn’t supposed to wake up.

It was

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A cold sweat broke out down her spine. Caleb knew. Before he went into the coma, he had found out everything. He knew she hired the rogues to attack Amelia. He knew she was the one pulling

the strings.

If he opened his mouth, she was finished.

Celine dug her fingernails into her palms to stop her hands from shaking. The loss of the family fortune didn’t matter anymore. If Caleb spoke, she would lose her reputation as the perfect daughter. She would lose her freedom. She would go to prison.

She had to think fast. She had to control the narrative. If he accused her, she would say the accident scrambled his brain. She would say he was delirious. Her mask of the “Golden Child” was

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the only shield she had left.

(Caleb’s POV)

My head felt like it was stuffed with cotton. I blinked, the light in the

my hand slowly. It felt heavy, like lead, but it moved.

I wasn’t dreaming. I was back.

“My baby! You’re awake!”

My mother’s voice was loud, piercing through the fog. I winced.

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g my eyes. I lifted

My gaze drifted past her, seeking something solid to anchor me. I found her near the door.

Amelia.

She was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed over her chest. She looked completely bored. She was examining her fingernails as if the resurrection of her brother was about as interesting as watching paint dry. Beside her, Theodore Crimson sat in his wheelchair, radiating a dark, protective aura that made the air feel thin.

Amelia felt my eyes on her. She looked up. She didn’t smile. She didn’t gasp. She just raised one perfect eyebrow. Her sapphire eyes were cold, holding a silent message: *I told you so.*

My throat felt like I had swallowed broken glass.

“Mom…” I croaked.

Livia grabbed my hand, squeezing it tight. “Oh, Caleb! You scared me to death! I’ve been so

worried!”

Before I could answer, a blur of blonde hair rushed into my vision.

“Oh, thank the Moon Goddess!” Celine threw herself down next to the my line of sight.

ing her face into

“Caleb! Do you know what I’ve been through?” She started sobbing, loud and theatrical. “I haven’t eaten! I haven’t slept! I thought I would die of grief! If anything happened to you, I wouldn’t want to

live!”

Her voice grated on my nerves like a rusty saw. My eyes widened. The fog in my brain cleared instantly, burned away by a sudden, white–hot rage.

I had been in a coma, but I hadn’t been gone. My wolf, Noah, had been awake the whole time. Trapped in the darkness of my own body, I had heard everything.

I heard Grandfather Alaric strip us of our inheritance. I heard my parents crying over Celine, protecting her, choosing her. I heard them throw Amelia to the wolves–again.

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And now, here was the architect of our ruin, playing the role of the devoted sister.

*Kill her,* Noah roared in my head. *Rip her throat out.*

I stared at her tear–streaked face. It was a mask. A disgusting, lying m

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Ethan stepped closer. He was looking at me intently. I knew my eyes were giving me away. The

hatred I felt must have been burning in them. Ethan frowned, his gaze flicking between me and

Celine. He remembered Amelia’s warning. I saw the suspicion dawn on his face.

“Water,” I rasped.

“I’ll get it!” Celine jumped up. She was eager to please, eager to play the servant.

She grabbed a glass from the table and rushed back. “Here, Caleb. Drink slowly.”

She reached out to bring the glass to my lips. Her fingers brushed against my skin. It felt like a

brand.

I didn’t think. I just reacted.

I swung my arm with all the strength I had left.

*Smack!*

My hand connected hard with the glass. It flew out of her grip, shattering against the floor. Water splashed all over her expensive dress.

The room went silent.

“Don’t. Touch. Me,” I growled. My voice was rough, scraping like sandpaper, but the venom in it was

unmistakable.

Celine gasped, recoiling as if I had slapped her face

Livia jumped back, shocked. Then her face twisted in anger. She pointe

door.

aking finger at the

“Caleb! Are you confused? It’s her fault!” She shrieked, glaring at Amelia. “That Mongrel ruined us! She’s the reason you were hurt! Why are you treating your sister like this?”

I didn’t look at my mother. I turned my head slowly, painfully, until I was looking at Amelia again.

She hadn’t moved. Her expression hadn’t changed. But I saw it now. The strength. The truth.

“Amelia…” I whispered, my voice trembling with guilt.

“Caleb, stop it!” Livia screamed, hysterical. “Did the crash damage your brain? That girl is the enemy!”

I ignored my mother’s screeching. I turned my gaze back to Celine. She was pale, her eyes wide

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with terror. She knew what was coming.

I raised a shaking hand and pointed a finger directly at her face.

“It was her.”

I gritted my teeth, forcing the words out through the pain in my throat.

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“Amelia was right. When I was dying… I heard everything. Celine hired the Rogues. She poisoned

me.”

Livia stopped crying. Her mouth fell open.

I looked at my mother, seeing the confusion in her eyes.

“Stop crying, Mom,” I said coldly. “The monster isn’t Amelia.”

My eyes locked onto Celine, who was trembling violently.

“The person holding your hand right now… she is the real devil.”

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