Chapter 3 - THE BLOODLINE TEST
Within an hour, the private jet was airborne, leaving a hysterical Vanessa stranded on the tarmac. Inside the cabin, Arthur watched Emily clutch a cup of tea. She explained how the ring and the photograph were given to her just days ago by her adoptive mother on her deathbed, alongside a confession: Emily had been bought from a smuggler eighteen years ago. The timeline matched perfectly with the night his infant daughter was stolen from Sarah’s arms—the tragedy that ultimately broke his first wife's heart and drove her into seclusion. "We run the DNA test the moment we land," Arthur said, his voice thick with a desperate, guarded hope.
