Chapter 14 - Grant Confronts His Mother About The Past
Grant slammed his fist down onto the executive desk, shattering the fragile illusion of his mother's control. "Who is Dr. Adrian Vale, Mother?! Tell me the absolute truth right now, or I swear I'm calling the prosecutors!"
Evelyn sank back into her leather chair, looking older and more vulnerable than Grant had ever seen her look. She stared out the floor-to-ceiling window at the Manhattan skyline, her aristocratic posture finally crumbling.
"Adrian wasn't just a medical associate, Grant," Evelyn whispered, her voice cracking with suppressed emotion. "When your father and I realized you couldn't father children, the family empire faced total ruin."
"So you brought in a geneticist to fake a donor program?" Grant asked, his voice trembling with horror. "We didn't fake it; we engineered it," Evelyn corrected bitterly, turning to face her son.
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"Adrian had developed a proprietary gene-splicing technique guaranteed to produce superior offspring for elite dynasties." Rachel listened in stunned disbelief, realizing Maddie wasn't just a donor child—she was a designed specimen.
"Whose DNA did he use, Evelyn?" Rachel demanded, stepping forward with a fierce, protective glare. Evelyn closed her eyes, refusing to utter the name that would destroy the final shred of their family's dignity.
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