Chapter 31 - The Unopened Envelope
Emily stepped closer to Ryan as he broke the red wax seal on the heavy parchment envelope.
Inside was a single official medical document alongside a high-resolution ultrasound photo dated just three weeks ago.
Ryan unfolded the paper, his eyes scanning the German text certified by a top European fertility laboratory.
His face turned instantly pale as his hands began to shake violently.
"Ryan? What is it?" Emily asked, feeling a cold knot of dread form in her stomach.
The document was an official biological birth record, confirming the existence of a third twin child born in Zurich five years ago.
Glancing at the bottom of the page, the mother's name was clearly typed out: Amber Sterling.
Before Ryan could say a word, Emily’s phone buzzed violently with an incoming video call from an encrypted satellite number.
She pressed answer, and the video screen showed a dimly lit nursery somewhere in Europe.
A dark figure in a cloak held a five-year-old boy who looked identical to Ethan and Noah, smiling sinisterly at the camera.
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"Hello, Emily," Amber's smooth voice echoed through the speaker from an undisclosed location. "You thought you took everything from me..."
"Did you really think you were the only one who kept a secret for five years?"
