He Married Me for the Heart Inside My Chest Chapter 09

He Married Me for the Heart Inside My Chest Chapter 09

“You’re sure the will you saw had Silas’s name on 

it?” 

Mrs. Moore’s voice shook. 

“Yes. I have a screenshot.” 

I pulled out my phone, found the photo the 

stranger sent me that day, and handed it over. 

She glanced at it and shook her head. 

“That’s not the hospital’s donation form. Wrong 

paper, wrong seal.” 

“Then what is it…?” 

“Forged.” Her tone was firm. “Someone faked my 

daughter’s will.” 

I stood there, mind spinning. 

If the will was fake, then the person who DMed me 

back then… 

I pulled up the chat history right away. 

The account had a default gray avatar, username 

“Stranger.” Empty profile, no posts. 

I tapped it. The page said “Account Deleted.” 

“Can’t find them,” I said. 

Mrs. Moore was quiet for a moment. “Honey, do 

you think… Silas did this?” 

I didn’t answer right away. 

If it was Silas, why fake a will for me to see? 

Make me find the “truth” and leave him? 

It didn’t make sense. 

Unless… it wasn’t him. 

“Ma’am, who else is close to Silas?” 

She thought for a second. “After Elowen passed, 

he was really broken. I heard he got married later, 

so I didn’t keep up.” 

“What about his college friends?” 

“There was a girl… what was her name? Last name 

Bennett. Vera Bennett. She was Elowen’s 

roommate. Close with Silas too.” 

Vera Bennett. 

I’d heard the name before. 

Silas had her in his phone, labeled “College Friend.” 

I remembered once he took her call and stepped 

away from me. 

I hadn’t thought anything of it back then. 

“Ma’am, do you have Vera’s contact?” 

“No, but I can ask Elowen’s old roommates.” 

“Thank you.” 

Back home, I told Wren everything. 

She frowned, listening. 

“So here’s the deal: the real will never mentioned Silas. The one you saw was fake. Someone leaked the lie on purpose, to make you find the ‘truth‘ and leave Silas.” 

“Yeah.” 

“Then the question is… did Silas know about the fake will? And why did he find you in the first place?” 

I fell silent. 

That’s what I’d been wondering too. 

If the will was fake, what reason did Silas have to 

find me back then? 

Did he track down the recipient himself? Or did 

someone tell him? 

“One more thing,” Wren said. “What did the person who DMed you want? If they just wanted you two to break up, why not just tell you Silas had an ex? Why fake a will?” 

“Because if I only knew about an ex, I might not leave.” 

“But if you thought he married you just for a heart, you definitely would.” 

We looked at each other. 

“Someone’s playing you,” Wren said. 

“Or playing Silas.” 

“Through you.” 

My phone rang suddenly. 

Unknown number, local. 

I answered. 

“Hello?” 

“Lila? It’s Vera Bennett.” 

My heart skipped a beat. 

“Mrs. Moore gave me your number. She said you 

wanted to talk?” 

Her voice was soft, sweet, with a hint of 

amusement. 

“Yeah. Can we meet?” 

“Of course. Tomorrow afternoon? I’ll buy your 

coffee.” 

“Okay.” 

I hung up. Wren stared at me. 

“You think it’s her?” 

“Not sure. But she’s the only lead.” 

“Be careful.” 

“I know.” 

That night, I couldn’t sleep again. 

Lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, my mind was a 

mess. 

Was Silas’s kindness real or fake? 

Who forged the will? 

What was Vera’s role in all this? 

My heart beat fast and erratic, like it was anxious 

for me. 

I pressed a hand to my chest, whispering to 

myself: Don’t worry. I’ll figure it out.