PART 31: KELLER\u2019S DAUGHTER<\/p>\n
Samuel dropped the briefcase.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy father had no daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isabella looked at him sadly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did. He simply never told you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricia had been born two years before Samuel.<\/p>\n
Her mother died during childbirth, and Dr. Keller secretly placed the baby with a wealthy family.<\/p>\n
Ernesto discovered the truth years later.<\/p>\n
But that was not the secret that got him killed.<\/p>\n
Patricia had not entered our family by accident.<\/p>\n
Dr. Keller had sent her.<\/p>\n
For decades, he had blamed Ernesto for destroying his medical career after an experimental drug trial injured several patients. Patricia grew up believing Ernesto had ruined her father\u2019s life.<\/p>\n
Ricardo used that hatred.<\/p>\n
He promised Patricia revenge and a share of Ernesto\u2019s fortune if she helped him steal from the company.<\/p>\n
But when Ernesto uncovered their scheme, Patricia learned something Ricardo had concealed.<\/p>\n
Dr. Keller\u2019s trial had not failed because of Ernesto.<\/p>\n
Ricardo had altered the patient records and framed the doctor to seize control of a medical investment fund.<\/p>\n
Samuel\u2019s face hardened.<\/p>\n
\u201cRicardo destroyed our family.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ricardo remained on the floor, clutching his wounded shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gave Patricia everything she wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou gave her lies,\u201d Isabella said.<\/p>\n
A police officer stepped forward to arrest him.<\/p>\n
Then a phone began ringing.<\/p>\n
The sound came from my mother\u2019s coat.<\/p>\n
She pulled it out with trembling fingers.<\/p>\n
Patricia\u2019s name glowed on the screen.<\/p>\n
Everyone froze.<\/p>\n
Isabella activated the recorder.<\/p>\n
My mother answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cPatricia?\u201d<\/p>\n
A woman laughed softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI assume you found Ernesto\u2019s recording.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSomewhere you\u2019ll never reach me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Samuel moved closer to the phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re my sister.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silence followed.<\/p>\n
Then Patricia\u2019s voice changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSamuel?\u201d<\/p>\n
He swallowed hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cFather spent ten years hiding because of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Patricia replied. \u201cFather spent ten years hiding from Ricardo.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ricardo shouted from the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s lying!\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricia ignored him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is something inside Keller\u2019s briefcase. A false bottom. Open it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Samuel searched beneath the files and found a concealed compartment.<\/p>\n
Inside was a passport.<\/p>\n
A photograph.<\/p>\n
And a death certificate.<\/p>\n
He unfolded it slowly.<\/p>\n
The name belonged to Samuel Keller.<\/p>\n
According to the document, Samuel had died nineteen years ago.<\/p>\n
He stared at it in disbelief.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I\u2019m Samuel, who died?\u201d<\/p>\n
Patricia began crying.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man before us went completely still.<\/p>\n
Patricia continued.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accident destroyed your memory. Father rebuilt your face and gave you Samuel\u2019s identity because he needed someone to protect me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen who am I?\u201d<\/p>\n
Nobody answered.<\/p>\n
He looked toward Isabella.<\/p>\n
Her expression revealed she already knew.<\/p>\n
The man raised his gun.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me my real name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Isabella whispered it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour name is Adrian Vargas.\u201d<\/p>\n
My mother screamed.<\/p>\n
Because Adrian Vargas was her firstborn son.<\/p>\n
The baby she had been told died at birth.<\/p>\n
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