Alpha's Regret: The Seventh Time was Forever

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.

voice from cracking. "Do you remember that DNA test from three years ago?" The

I’m screwed. They’ll strip my medical license, and I could actually end up in prison.

Coco’s voice. "Wait, who’s asking for the new

squeezed her eyes shut, wishing this whole conversation was just a bad dream. "You remember the doctor I told you about? The

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."

felt like forever, she finally spoke, her tone desperate. "What do you know about this

a single one of her patients has died. They all worship her. And get this, our director fell

That’s why I can’t do this, again, Coco. The director himself

more time. You don’t get it. Voren’s always been into ambitious women. I know

but I was lazy and didn’t appreciate any of it. I see that now. My clothing line is finally blowing up after the launch, and I need to show him I’ve changed, that I’m not after his

him nonstop, but he keeps traveling and even changed his number. The only real link

softening with pity. "Coco, you gotta face reality. You were the one always saying he was too serious, that he didn’t know how to have fun,"

realize what I had. But now I

late. This Doctor Sera isn’t someone you

fly you out of the country, get you a brand-new identity, and give you enough money to never work again. You can retire like a queen, live

was yelling at her to say no, screaming that this was so wrong. But fear has this nasty way of drowning out everything good. The idea of escaping all the consequences,