Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever novel Chapter 431

Chapter 431: Chapter 431 - I’ll lose him forever

Two Days Before

Claire’s hands went ice-cold the second that DNA test result popped up on her computer screen. Her heart plummeted straight into her stomach like a rock, and all those painful memories from three years ago came flooding back in a massive wave that nearly knocked the breath out of her.

The report looked way too familiar, the same names, the same blood samples. The only thing different was the name slapped on it this time.

She just sat there staring at the glowing screen, her breathing getting all ragged and uneven. "No..." she whispered to herself, desperately hoping she’d somehow read it wrong.

Her fingers were shaking so badly as she yanked open the old files again, frantically comparing every single detail with that secret report she’d messed with years ago. But there was no mistake.

The samples matched perfectly, down to the tiniest markers. This time, the truth was screaming to get out and refused to stay buried any longer.

A heavy, suffocating fear settled deep in her chest. If this bombshell ever went public, everything she’d built, her whole life, would come crashing down around her in flames. All those years of hiding and lying were finally catching up, and it felt like the walls were closing in.

She whipped her head around the empty laboratory, heart hammering. Thank God her coworkers were all off doing their own thing, leaving her completely alone with this nightmare. Without wasting another second, she snatched up her phone and dialed her cousin with trembling hands.

Coco picked up almost instantly. "Claire? What’s going on?" Her voice sounded so cheerfully normal it made Claire’s stomach twist even harder.

Claire swallowed hard, fighting to keep her voice from cracking. "Do you remember that DNA test from three years ago?" The words tumbled out faster as pure panic took over.

"Someone just ordered a new one. Coco, if I get caught this time, I’m screwed. They’ll strip my medical license, and I could actually end up in prison. Everything I’ve worked for, gone."

The cheer drained right out of Coco’s voice. "Wait, who’s asking for the new test?"

"It’s one of the doctors here." Claire squeezed her eyes shut, wishing this whole conversation was just a bad dream. "You remember the doctor I told you about? The one who looks so much like you we used to laugh about it? The DNA belongs to her and Mr. Ashkael."

She glanced back at the report, her stomach knotting up painfully. "It says Marigold is Doctor Sera’s daughter. The samples are identical to before. Everything matches except the name on the report." Her voice dropped to a broken whisper. "It says, Esperanza Ashkael."

Silence stretched across the line. Coco’s brain spinning. After what felt like forever, she finally spoke, her tone desperate. "What do you know about this doctor?"

"Not a ton," Claire said, rubbing her forehead like she could wipe the stress away. "Just the hospital gossip. Everyone’s obsessed with her. Since she started, not a single one of her patients has died. They all worship her. And get this, our director fell head over heels for her. He even proposed." Claire let out a nervous, hollow laugh.

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