Chapter 16 - Dean Receives A Shocking Call
Dean was sitting in his truck outside the hospital parking garage when his cell phone rang with an unknown caller ID. He swiped to answer, expecting it to be his divorce attorney delivering more bad news about asset divisions.
“Mr. Mercer, this is Dr. Quinn,” the pediatrician’s calm voice filled the speakerphone. “I need you to come up to the third-floor conference room immediately. There is something vital regarding Theo’s genetic profile you need to see.”
“I already told you, Dr. Quinn, I am done with that child and that situation,” Dean snapped angrily. “Mr. Mercer, before you hang up and sign those papers, you need to understand that the initial genetic test was fundamentally flawed,” Dr. Quinn stated firmly.
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Dean gripped the steering wheel, his breath catching in his throat. “Flawed? What do you mean flawed?” “The commercial lab used a degraded sample batch that cross-contaminated the paternal markers with placental tissue residue,” Dr. Quinn explained.
“Are you telling me what I think you’re telling me?” Dean asked, his voice shaking with sudden, overwhelming emotion. “I am telling you that you are, in fact, Theo’s biological father,” Dr. Quinn confirmed clearly.
