Chapter 4 - The False Doctor
Dr. Evans stopped dead in his tracks.
He looked at Hannah, then at Noah, and all the professional confidence melted from his face.
He dropped the metal briefcase.
It hit the floor with a loud clang, popping open to reveal sterile swabs and vials.
Ethan moved faster than anyone thought possible.
He crossed the room and grabbed the doctor by the lapels of his coat.
He slammed the man against the nearest pillar.
"You told her my child was dead?" Ethan roared.
The sheer volume of his voice made the crystal glasses on the tables vibrate.
Dr. Evans choked, his hands instinctively grasping at Ethan's iron grip.
"I... I was paid!" the doctor gasped.
"Who paid you?!" Ethan demanded, shaking the man violently.
"They said it was a family matter!" the doctor pleaded. "They said it was better for everyone if the girl disappeared without tying herself to the Blackwood estate!"
Hannah felt her knees go weak.
For seven years, she had nightmares about that cold, sterile clinic.
She remembered the devastating grief when this exact man told her there was no heartbeat.
She had only discovered the truth weeks later when a free clinic nurse felt the baby kick.
She had been completely alone, terrified, and hunted by shadows.
Richard walked over and placed a firm hand on his son's shoulder.
"Let him breathe, Ethan," Richard advised coldly. "We need him conscious to testify."
Ethan shoved the doctor to the floor in disgust.
He turned back to Hannah.
His eyes were completely red, welling with tears of profound regret.
"Hannah," he said, stepping toward her with open hands. "I never knew."
"Stay away from me," she sobbed, holding Noah tighter.
"Please, let me take you both to a private room," Ethan begged. "Just five minutes."
Hannah looked at the devastated man before her and slowly nodded.
As Ethan led them toward the VIP lounge, Victoria quietly slipped to the back of the room.
She pulled a burner phone from her designer purse.
Her hands shook as she dialed a blocked number.
"He knows about the doctor," she whispered frantically into the receiver.
The person on the other end said something that made her eyes widen in horror.
"No, you can't do that, there are too many people here!" Victoria hissed.
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She listened for another second before dropping the phone.
"May God forgive us," she muttered, pulling the fire alarm on the wall.
