Chapter 250



Chloe, as usual, made her way to Winston's office, navigating the familiar hallways with ease. Winston was in his chair, nose buried in a book. When he noticed Chloe, he adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Here for the report?" he asked.

Chloe nodded. Winston pulled an envelope from his drawer and handed it to her. Chloe took it but hesitated for a moment. Quickly regaining her composure, she took the report out.

Chloe flipped straight to the last page.

[The DNA mismatch between the specimens is significant, indicating no biological parent-child relationship.]

Her heart clenched as if in a vice. It felt like a sword, which had been hanging over her head, had finally dropped. Even though she had expected this outcome, seeing the truth in black and white still hit her hard.

her expression, Chloe slipped the report back into the envelope. She looked

something off in her demeanor. "Is there

her head. "I don't even know where to

"Alright, whenever you need to talk, I'm

Chloe glanced up at the sky. Despite the sun shining brightly, her heart felt cold and

relationship. Ann wasn't

must have been unaware that Chloe wasn't her biological daughter. Otherwise, she wouldn't

only one

John had

it wasn't

was affected. The victims weren't limited to two families. Maybe there were three, four, five, or even more. The whole

John, was already dead. For the first time, Chloe felt a deep, unsettling confusion. Deep down she had

Ann hadn't abandoned her on purpose, Chloe had yearned for

She

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