Chapter 9 - Grant Tries To Stop Rachel From Investigating Further
A sharp, urgent knock pounded against the front door of Rachel’s apartment, breaking the terrifying digital silence. Rachel snapped her laptop shut, standing up defensively as the door handle rattled violently from outside.
"Rachel, open up! I know you're in there!" Grant’s desperate voice echoed loudly through the wooden barrier. Rachel unlocked the deadbolt and pulled the door open just enough to block his entry.
"What do you want, Grant? Haven't you done enough damage for one lifetime?" Rachel asked icily. Grant looked disheveled, his designer tie loosened and his eyes bloodshot from lack of sleep.
"Mother told me you've been digging into the fertility clinic archives and old family records," Grant confessed breathlessly. "You need to stop this right now, Rachel, before you open a door you can't close."
"Your mother is terrified because her precious secrets are finally coming to light," Rachel spat back with fierce anger. "You don't understand what my family is capable of when cornered," Grant pleaded, gripping the doorframe.
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"I don't care about your family, Grant! They lied to you, they lied to me, and they used our daughter!" Rachel yelled. Before Grant could reply, a loud crash echoed from the alleyway behind the apartment building.
Grant spun around, pulling Rachel back inside as a dark sedan sped away into the rainy night without headlights.
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