Chapter 8 - Maddie DNA Matches Twenty Strangers Across The Country
The laptop screen glowed softly in the dimly lit living room as Rachel analyzed the comprehensive DNA breakdown. The twenty consumer matches weren't just distant relatives; they shared an identical half-sibling genetic marker.
Every single child was between the ages of four and six, born to families who had used the Elite Fertility Clinic. Rachel scrolled through the encrypted profile summaries, her breath catching at the geographic concentration of the births.
They were all born to wealthy, prominent families within the New York financial and political elite circles. Dr. Adrian Vale hadn't just been running a standard fertility clinic; he had been conducting a massive genetic experiment.
Her phone chimed loudly, shattering the tense silence with an incoming video call from an unknown number. Rachel hesitated for a single second before swiping the screen to accept the encrypted connection.
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The display flickered, revealing an older man with piercing gray eyes sitting inside a dimly lit study. It was Dr. Adrian Vale himself, looking older than his photographs but possessing the same unsettling composure.
"I see you found my little family tree, Mrs. Bennett... or should I say, Mrs. Vale?" the doctor smiled coldly. Rachel froze, her blood running completely cold as the horrific reality of his words sank in.
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