Chapter 6 - Dr. Adrian Vale Disappears From His Private Practice
Rachel drove straight to the prestigious medical building housing the Elite Fertility Clinic on Madison Avenue. The glass doors were locked tight, and a temporary notice taped to the handle announced sudden closure.
A cleaning crew inside the lobby hauled large black trash bags toward the service elevator in a hurried rush. Rachel rattled the glass door fiercely, demanding answers from the startled receptionist standing behind the desk.
"The clinic has been permanently shut down as of midnight," the receptionist called out through the glass barrier. "Where is Dr. Adrian Vale?" Rachel shouted, pressing her palms against the cold glass pane.
"Nobody knows, ma'am; he cleared out his personal office and vanished over the weekend," the receptionist replied nervously. Rachel stepped back, her mind racing as she processed the sudden, convenient disappearance of the fertility specialist.
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She reached into her coat pocket, pulling out an old historical society pamphlet she had grabbed from the local library. It featured a black-and-white photograph of the clinic's founding donors from thirty years ago.
Standing proudly in the front row beside a very young Evelyn Bennett was none other than Dr. Adrian Vale. The connection hit Rachel like a physical blow, exposing a dark relationship that predated Grant's entire existence.
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