[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-reborn-heiress-strike-back":3,"chapter-the-reborn-heiress-strike-back-the-reborn-heiress-strike-back-chapter-63":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Reborn Heiress Strike Back",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1266504,1695,"Chapter 63 - The Ghosted Twin Sister","the-reborn-heiress-strike-back-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>Jake had spent the entire night hunched over his desk, surrounded by old police files, encrypted financial logs, and a pot of untouched, cold coffee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind spinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he blinked, he saw Samantha’s face from last night—haunted, shaken, holding a secret she refused to share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t sleep until he found something. Anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 3:17 a.m., his cursor stopped over a sealed PDF buried in archived police documentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Classified Supplemental Note – Case 4897: Vehicular Assault\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Access: Restricted\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jake’s breath stalled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hacked through three layers of encryption—not Elevate systems, but police systems, buried deep and deliberately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The file opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single paragraph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it detonated everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Driver’s family was compensated post-incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Payment was wired from an offshore account linked to Carter Group’s subsidiary, Medbridge International.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jake froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pulse hammered painfully in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Medbridge International.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two people had access to that dormant account seven years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Carter and Naomi Carter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naomi was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chloe,\" Jake whispered, horror crawling up his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt from his chair, grabbing his keys and phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one person who needed to know immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s Office – 5:45 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, staring at the city blanketed in early morning gray. She hadn’t slept. She didn’t blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jake burst in, she turned sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sam,\" he gasped. \"I found something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s eyes sharpened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jake handed her the printed page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face didn’t move, but her fingers tightened around the paper until it crinkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They paid off the driver’s family,\" Samantha whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone from Carter Group paid for silence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jake nodded. \"The offshore account used... belonged to Chloe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha grabbed her coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" Jake demanded, stepping in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To get answers,\" she said, voice icy enough to cut bone. \"From Chloe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samantha—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move, Jake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the look in her eyes wasn’t rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Private Rooftop Lounge – Midtown\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe Carter arrived trembling, wrapped in a beige coat, sunglasses masking her bloodshot eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha sat at a small table, waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a hair out of place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single emotion visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samantha?\" Chloe whispered. \"Why did you ask to meet like this? You’re scaring me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha slid a tablet across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The financial record glowed brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face drained of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-S-Sam... I—this isn’t what it looks like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what is it?\" Samantha asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe’s hands shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t—I swear—I didn’t plan anything! I didn’t even know what that payment was for.\" Tears pooled in her eyes. \"I was told to send it to Kate. She said it was for a lawsuit settlement. Damage control. She said Dad was furious, that it would ruin the family—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha leaned in, her gaze piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you wired hush money,\" she said softly, \"without asking who you were paying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe let out a strangled sob.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought—God, I thought it was just another scandal Kate cleaned up! I didn’t know someone got hurt. I didn’t know it was... that accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Chloe froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Samantha slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why...\" Chloe whispered, \"do you care so much? Why are you this... invested? You act like Ally was—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My twin sister,\" Samantha said smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-Twin sister?\" she stuttered. \"But we never heard—there were never any—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was kept private.\" Samantha tilted her head. \"The Carters killed her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe inhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explanation made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>something didn’t fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe stared harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t look surprised by any of this,\" she whispered. \"It’s like you already knew. Or like you’re... remembering.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s expression didn’t flicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe’s breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re hiding something,\" she whispered. \"You talk like you were there. Like you lived it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s eyes hardened—just slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough to make Chloe swallow her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, heavy beat, Chloe broke down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought it was a lawsuit,\" she sobbed. \"I swear. I didn’t know I was covering up a crime. I didn’t know it was... murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s jaw clenched imperceptibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wasn’t you,\" she said coolly. \"You were a pawn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe wiped her tears, voice shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Kate was involved even back then... does that mean she—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t say her name,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not until I’m ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe stared up at her like a terrified child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sam... whoever did this... they’re still out there, aren’t they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha’s eyes darkened, stormy and lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I will find them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chloe whispered one last thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her voice trembling, broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samantha... are you sure Ally was only your twin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samantha paused. \"If this comes out to anyone or the public, I promise to pin your stupid lips together with a stippler\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she walked away without turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chloe’s blood ran cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because for the first time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt like Samantha Bradley wasn’t telling her the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that truth, whatever it was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could destroy them all.\u003C\u002Fp>",883,"2026-06-05T16:26:33.786Z",1,"novelbin.me","18cb1e5cc3e81e33ac13d4291eeaa6d10236c9a898b135e75afb38762937b6c8","the-reborn-heiress-strike-back-chapter-64","the-reborn-heiress-strike-back-chapter-62",88,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-reborn-heiress-strike-back-cover.jpg"]