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.

report back into the envelope.

in her demeanor. "Is there anything you want

"I don't even know where to start right now. I need some time

nodded. "Alright, whenever you need

up at the sky. Despite the sun shining brightly, her

relationship. Ann wasn't her

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

only one

had switched the

the nursery, it wasn't

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

John, was already dead. For the first time, Chloe felt a deep, unsettling confusion. Deep down she had hoped Ann was her real mother. At least then, she would have a

her on purpose, Chloe had yearned for Ann to

She needed

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