Even in Darkness She Chose to Rise (Tatiana and Jasper) novel Chapter 353

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Once suspicion is planted, it only requires a single piece of concrete evidence to take root.

Ann’s brush with danger had been the catalyst. Jasper had pulled the florist’s surveillance footage, scanning it frame by frame until he finally spotted the anomaly: the flowers she had been handling were lilies.

Tatiana loathed lilies. She was mildly allergic to them.

She would never, under any circumstances, willingly get close to them.

The only explanation was that the woman was an impostor–or an impostor so preoccupied with her scheme that she had forgotten to maintain her persona’s basic dislikes.

The suspicion and the evidence were now aligned. Only one objective remained: Ann. This woman had appeared specifically for the child.

Jasper’s gaze sharpened. Seeing her eyes squeezed shut as she appeared to struggle within the trance, he deepened his voice, commanding, “Who are you really?”

“I… am… Tatiana.”

your real name?”

“You are not her. You have another name. What is your

“My real name…”

“Tatiana” seemed trapped in a state of internal conflict. Even with her body under hypnosis, her subconscious was fighting back with everything it had.

The hypnotist immediately began chanting under his breath, layering suggestion upon suggestion to reinforce the trance.

Finally, her primary consciousness was suppressed, leaving only raw instinct. Her mouth opened, and the words tumbled out one by one.

“My… my name… is…”

The last few syllables were a grueling struggle.

“Bianca…”

Jasper’s expression shifted violently. His hand tightened around his phone with such force that the screen shattered beneath his grip.

He had considered countless possibilities, but he had never imagined this woman would be

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No wonder he had been unable to find any trace of her. No wonder she knew every intimate detail of Tatiana’s life.

The impact of that first question was too great. Bianca–no longer Tatiana–gasped as her face twisted in pain, showing signs of an imminent awakening.

The hypnotist doubled his efforts, sweat beading on his forehead. “The trance is breaking! You can only ask one more question! No more!”

Jasper didn’t hesitate. “Where is the real Tatiana?”

“She…”

“Where is she?”

“She… is dead.”

As soon as those words left her lips, Bianca slumped into a deep coma, unresponsive to any further prompts.

The hypnotist shook his head helplessly, explaining that a second session wouldn’t be possible for some time.

But Jasper didn’t believe the answer.

Tatiana was not dead. She couldn’t be. She was out there somewhere, in some forgotten corner of the world, waiting for him. He forced himself to believe this with every fiber of his being; the alternative was a void he wasn’t prepared to face.

The next morning.

Bianca woke up to find the space beside her empty. The memories of the previous night’s passion were still vividly etched in her mind, and she felt a wave of shy warmth color her cheeks.

She hadn’t expected the refined and elegant Jasper to be so primal behind closed doors. She had barely been able to keep up.

A smile tugged at her lips. She felt certain now that her position was secure. She had successfully replaced Tatiana, even claiming the woman’s man as her own.

She dressed and stepped out of the room, running right into Jasper in the hallway.

For a split second, when their eyes met, she was nearly paralyzed by the sheer murderous intent she saw in his gaze.

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But in the blink of an eye, the malice vanished, replaced by his familiar, gentle warmth. She told herself she must have imagined it.

“Are you alright?” he asked.

“Oh, I’m fine. I was just surprised not to see you when I woke up. Where did you go?”

“Work emergency this morning. I’m sorry. Are you… in

any pain?”

Her face turned bright red, and she shook her head. “No. But you were quite rough.”

“I’ll be more careful next time,” he murmured.

He wrapped a protective arm around her waist, his touch radiating tenderness. Bianca remained blissfully unaware that her cover was blown. She was basking in the triumph of having stolen Tatiana’s life.

“Let’s have some breakfast. I’ve already had it prepared.”

“Thank you.”

She was indeed hungry. Last night had taken a lot out of her, and her head was throbbing slightly. She attributed it to exhaustion, unaware that behind her back, Jasper was watching her with eyes as cold as a grave.

Elsewhere.

Donnie was at the hospital, attending to

with practiced devotion.

hndsey with meticulous care, performing every task

Lindsey’s health was failing by the day. Multiple critical condition notices had been issued, yet she clung to her final breath with stubborn tenacity.

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