Chapter 9 - THE BLOODLINE CONFIRMED
Forty-five minutes passed in agonizing silence as the private medical team completed the rapid-sequence genetic testing inside the penthouse study.
Dr. Harrison, the chief of genetic medicine, stepped out into the lobby holding a thick white folder bearing the hospital's official seal.
Evelyn stood motionless near the framed American flag, her hands resting firmly on her silver-topped cane.
Julian gripped the edge of a mahogany table, his knuckles white as sweat dripped down his neck onto his black velvet collar.
"Well, Dr. Harrison?" Evelyn asked, her voice calm but commanding absolute truth.
"Madam Vance, the results are conclusive and ninety-nine point nine percent definitive," Dr. Harrison declared, reading from the legal documents.
"Miss Clara is indeed the biological daughter of the late Sarah Vance," the doctor revealed, sending Chloe gasping in horror.
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"Furthermore," Dr. Harrison continued, looking directly at Julian. "The unborn child she is carrying is a direct biological match to Julian Vance."
Julian felt his knees buckle, his body sliding back against the wall as the entire world collapsed beneath his feet.
