Chapter 4 - Uncovering Alejandro Secret Connection To My Missing Mother
The morning sun cast long shadows across the polished mahogany desk in Alejandro’s private home office. We had spent the entire night scanning digital archives and reviewing old corporate wire transfer records from twenty years ago. Lucy was resting quietly in the guest suite upstairs, attended by our trusted family physician, Dr. Hayes.
I stared at a computer monitor displaying a scanned PDF of a secret corporate buyout agreement. "Your father bought out my mother's controlling shares in Bennett & Vance Holdings for pennies on the dollar," I stated coldly.
Alejandro stood behind my chair, his hands resting on the backrest as he read the glowing screen. "The transaction date is listed as October 14th, exactly three days before she disappeared," Alejandro noted quietly.
I turned around to face him, my eyes narrowing with suspicion that had been festering all night. "Did your father know where she went, Alejandro? Did your family have a hand in erasing her?" I demanded answers.
Alejandro flinched as if I had struck him physically across the face with an open palm. "My father was a ruthless businessman, Mariana, but he wasn't a monster," Alejandro insisted defensively.
"Then explain why her corporate shares were transferred to a dormant shell company registered in his name!" I shouted. Before Alejandro could reply, a soft knock echoed on the heavy oak office door.
Dr. Hayes stepped into the room, looking grave and professional as he adjusted his round wire-rimmed glasses. "Mrs. Vance, I’ve completed the preliminary medical assessment on our guest upstairs," the doctor announced.
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I stood up immediately, walking around the desk to face the physician. "What did you find, Doctor? Is she really my mother?" I asked breathlessly.
Dr. Hayes nodded slowly, opening his medical chart folder to reveal a printed genetic comparison sheet. "Based on her physical features, scar tissue, and dental structure, the probability of maternity is ninety-nine point nine percent."
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