Chapter 306: Awake
At Lancaster Ancestral Mansion
William felt the weight of responsibility as he stood before his gathered family, tasked with delivering the grim news. It had been 24 hours since the accident, and the atmosphere in the mansion was thick with concern. Aunt Melanie and Uncle Ben had just returned, and the first thing Aunt Melanie asked about was Rain.
"What’s going on?" their father demanded as he entered the living room, the last to arrive.
William swallowed hard and took a deep breath. "I need to explain what happened yesterday," he began.
As he laid out the events... the accident, the hospital, and the shocking revelation about Dina posing as Rain... the room erupted in disbelief.
"What?! Why are we hearing this only now? How is Rain? We need to go to her!" his father exclaimed, his voice filled with urgency.
"That’s the issue," William replied, his tone grim. "Rain was swapped. The woman discharged from the hospital and now in the penthouse with Alexander is Dina Clayton. Michael Astor orchestrated this, essentially pulling the same scheme Rain was investigating. Dina was surgically altered to look like her, and Rain is missing."
"Oh my God," Aunt Melanie gasped, clutching her chest. "Dina is alive, and Rain is... gone?" Her voice trembled with worry. Sanya rushed to her side to offer comfort, having been briefed earlier by William when they returned to the mansion.
"Alexander is already working on it," William reassured them firmly. "We’ve got leads, and we won’t stop until we find her."