Chapter 11 - The DNA Test Results That Change Everything Forever
Before Daniel could respond to Martha’s shocking confession, his home computer chimed with an incoming email notification.
It was an automated message from the private medical genetics laboratory in Cambridge where he had submitted a rush DNA kit yesterday.
Daniel clicked the secure link, entering his private encryption pin to open the official laboratory report on his screen.
The digital document displayed a detailed genetic matching breakdown between Daniel and six-year-old Lily.
The percentage confirmed what his heart had known all along: zero biological relation to him, but a 99.9% match to the Vance family line.
“The DNA confirms everything, Martha,” Daniel murmured, scrolling down to the secondary family tree linkage analysis.
“And look at this... because Marcus Vance is legally a convicted felon under federal investigation, his parental rights were terminated,” Martha noted.
“That means you are still listed as the primary legal guardian on the adoption decree Sarah filed in probate court,” she added hopefully.
Daniel felt a small glimmer of hope pierce through the heavy darkness that had surrounded him all afternoon.
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“We need to secure the original documents in a federal safety deposit box before Marcus finds out Victoria failed,” Daniel decided.
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