CHAPTER 4 — The Name on the Hidden File

The next morning, Dr. Brooks entered Emma’s room with a trembling hand.
“Emma,” she said softly, “there’s something you need to see.”
She placed a sealed medical record on the bed.
Emma opened it.
At first, she didn’t understand.
Then she saw the date.
Four years ago.
A surgery she never remembered.
A signature at the bottom.
Daniel Carter.
Emma’s eyes filled with horror.
“What did he do to me?”
Dr. Brooks looked broken.
“You were pregnant before, Emma.”
The room went silent.
“And the baby didn’t die from a miscarriage.”
Emma stopped breathing.
Dr. Brooks whispered the truth.
“Someone made sure you never gave birth.”
At that exact moment, Daniel appeared in the doorway.
And in his hand…
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was Emma’s signed consent form.
To be continued...