Chapter 11 - A Secret Safe Deposit Box Holds Disturbing Truths
Rachel drove straight to a secure downtown bank vault holding the personal safety deposit box registered under her mother-in-law's name. Using the legal subpoena provided by Agent Miller, the bank manager unlocked the heavy steel compartment.
She pulled out a dusty leather ledger and a stack of legal documents tied with a faded red ribbon. Sitting at the very bottom of the box was a sealed DNA test report dated five years prior.
Rachel tore open the envelope, her eyes scanning the genetic comparison chart between Grant and Maddie. The conclusion confirmed what Grant already knew: zero biological relationship between the legal father and child.
She flipped open the leather ledger, finding handwritten journal entries detailing private meetings between Evelyn and Dr. Vale. The entries revealed that Evelyn had hand-selected the genetic donor for Rachel's fertility procedure herself.
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She hadn't trusted an anonymous bank; she had wanted absolute control over the next generation's genetic composition. Rachel felt sick to her stomach as she realized she had been nothing more than an incubator in their grand design.
A folded note slipped out from the back of the ledger, written in Evelyn’s sharp, distinctive cursive handwriting. “The bloodline must remain pristine, no matter what artificial means are required to secure the throne.”
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