The Door Opened 5

The Door Opened 5

Chapter 3

Author: E. L. Knox
At the company’s headquarters, news spread quickly that I had brought Yvonne to the board meeting and announced that I was transferring my shares to her. 

“Kathleen, are you serious?” Harrison Diaz, one of the senior board members, asked as he pulled me aside. 

“I’m completely serious,” I replied as I signed my name on the documents. “From today onward, Yvonne will represent me in all company decisions.” 

Yvonne trembled with excitement, though she did her best to look muted. “Kathleen, I—I don’t know what to say!” 

I handed her the documents and said, “You don’t have to say anything. Just do a good job.” 

On the way home, her mask finally slipped. She asked, “Kathleen, why are you doing this?” 

“Because this is what you wanted, isn’t it?” I leaned my head against the car window. “My husband, my daughter, my fortune… Yvonne, you’ve won.” 

“Kathleen, I—” 

“Promise me one thing,” I said, cutting her off. “At least keep pretending for Candice. She’s still a child, and she needs a complete family.” 

That evening, I sat alone in the study, sorting my things. Just then, Annie Stewart, my attending nurse, came in. 

Her eyes welled up with tears when she saw me and mumbled, “Mrs. Liddell…” 

“Burn all of it.” I pointed to the pile of documents on the desk—everything I had gathered on Yvonne’s crimes. 

“But Mrs. Liddell, with this evidence, we could—” 

I wiped my tears. “Candice needs a mother… Even if that person isn’t me.”

The Door Opened

The Door Opened

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