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.

back into the envelope. She looked up at

in her demeanor. "Is there anything you want to talk

don't even know where to start

nodded. "Alright, whenever you need to talk,

Despite the sun shining brightly, her heart

had no blood relationship. Ann wasn't

no answers. One thing was clear, though: Ann must have been unaware that Chloe wasn't her biological daughter.

only

had switched the

it wasn't just

limited to two families. Maybe there were three, four, five, or

first time, Chloe felt a deep, unsettling confusion. Deep

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

mother. She needed to

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