Chapter 4 - THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHBy morning, the SUV was gone.
But the feeling remained.
Rachel called Helen Brooks.
A private investigator.
They met in a quiet café.
Neutral ground.
Rachel placed the photograph down.
Helen studied it carefully.
“Where did you get this?”
“My house.”
“Who is the child?”
“My daughter.”
Helen looked up slowly.
“Are you certain?”
“I gave birth to her.”
Helen leaned forward.
“Then something is very wrong.”
She flipped the photo over.
“Natalie Hayes.”
“She disappeared six years ago.”
Rachel froze instantly.
“Disappeared?”
“Worked for Morgan Holdings.”
“What was her role?”
“Executive assistant.”
A pause followed.
Heavy and intentional.
“Until she became pregnant.”
Rachel’s voice cracked slightly.
“With Daniel?”
Helen didn’t answer directly.
That was answer enough.
“There are two birth certificates.”
Rachel looked at the screen.
Two records.
Same hospital. Same date. Same child.
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Helen spoke quietly.
“Someone changed the original records.”
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