Chapter 10 - Vanessa Learns Who Daniel Is
Vanessa laughed when Daniel first told her.
Then she saw the DNA reports.
Her face collapsed.
“My mother knew?”
“Not everything.”
Evelyn had suspected Jonathan was Daniel’s father but never received
confirmation.
Vanessa inherited her mother’s resentment without possessing the
complete truth.
She admitted approaching Margaret deliberately.
She wanted money, influence, and evidence.
She also admitted enjoying Emma’s discomfort.
But Vanessa had not known Daniel was her uncle when she volunteered as a
surrogate.
Her horror appeared genuine.
That did not erase what she had done.
Then Emma turned toward Margaret.
“You knew.”
Margaret closed her eyes.
She had known the biological relationship when she brought Vanessa to
Room 814.
She insisted she never intended the surrogacy to proceed.
It was bait.
She believed Vanessa would trade Evelyn’s documents for money and
permanent status inside the family.
Daniel looked physically sick.
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Margaret had risked everyone’s dignity to preserve a secret that should
have ended decades earlier.
