Chapter 6 - The Confrontation at the Estate
The next morning, Rachel drove back to the sprawling Bennett estate in River Oaks, walking past the wrought-iron gates without ringing the buzzer.
The front double doors were unlocked, swinging slightly in the morning breeze as if anticipating her arrival.
Inside the grand foyer, Evelyn Bennett stood by the sweeping staircase, dressed in a black silk robe with an expression of cold, aristocratic fury.
“You think you’re very clever, don't you, carrying around old photographs and internet DNA reports?” Evelyn asked, descending the stairs with slow, deliberate steps.
“You destroyed an innocent child’s life with your lies, Evelyn,” Rachel countered, stepping forward fearlessly.
“You let me take the blame for five years, letting everyone believe I had an affair, just to protect your precious social standing.”
“My social standing?” Evelyn scoffed bitterly. “Richard Bennett was a ruthless man who would have discarded me and my unborn child into the streets if he ever discovered I conceived another man's baby.”
“So Dr. Vance—who was my lover at the time—helped us execute the ultimate medical swap.”
Rachel stared at her mother-in-law in absolute disgust.
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“And when Grant and I needed fertility treatments years later, you sent us right back to Dr. Vance’s clinic.”
“You didn't just lie about Grant’s sterility... you orchestrated Maddie’s birth using Vance’s genetic line again, didn't you?”
