In the meeting room of the Ashbourne family on the second floor.
The main branch along with other four branch were gather around.
Doctor Ron look at the DNA test result with solemn look on his face.
He raise his head and point at the report.
Doctor Ron “I have match Miss Nova blood with all of Ashbourne family members to have any idea about her parentage. And… I’m very sorry tell you that she’s 99.9999% match with victor Ashbourne and Eleanor Roosevelt. She’s… There’s daughter”
Silence….
Eleanor stood up “what do you mean. Are you telling me my memory of giving birth to Aelith is wrong. I’m not the only one who’s live witness doctors, nurses, even victor was present during the labour.”
Victor stood up trying to calm down his wife.
“Honey, calm down. It’s not like doctor Ron is questioning us.”
Doctor Ron “exactly madam. What I’m trying to say is that one of the report is false. As for which one that’s what we need to find out.”
Damian “I asked you do a DNA test with Aelith too. Did you do that” he slightly lean forward to show his anxious behaviour.
Doctor Ron “we did. But considering we have no idea about Miss Nova real parentage. We have to check everyone present here. So, we prioritised her test first. Young miss result will be out in few minutes”
Damian nodded his head at the doctor explanation.
He slightly look at his mother only to see her silently crying in her chair with victor holding her hand.
Soon, the test result came inside.
The person who brought it in was young women fresh out of collage.
She silently hand over the reports to the doctor Ron and silently leave the room in hurried manner.
No one payed any attention to the frighten, escaping employee.
There’s attention is completely on the report in doctor Ron hand.
Adrain “what does it say.”
Doctor Ron “….”
Victor “Ron, speak” it’s came out more as plea then a commanding tone, which the chairman of Ashbourne Group usually carry.
Doctor Ron “not match, Sir.”
Silence…
This silence is even more heavy then the previous one.
Everyone look at each other in shock as they try to process it.
Forth Branch “h-how is that possible. When she was born we use seven, seven different institutes to check the DNA. You are telling me someone manage to mess with all seven reports and apparently the memories of the people involved.”
Doctor Ron “that might sound like complete nonsense. But exactly, what had happened.”
Moon “Impossible. That’s simply impossible, it’s not true.” No one want to believe it.
It’s not like they had not run test when Aelith was born.
Infact seven different laboratories were used for the test.
Isabella “what if someone actually had mess with the blood and that blood was the one, which came out as related.”
Damian “that- sound plausible. If someone had mess with the blood sample that were sent to the laboratories then the result would have been in that person favour.”
Arthur “I want name”
Everyone turn silent.
Arthur already had given out orders.
Now, the only thing that’s needed to do is get a name.
Third Branch “why don’t we keep Aelith in house arrest till the investigation is over.”
Bang…
Everyone around to look at the Eleanor extremel calm yet furious face.
This calm face somehow show more rage then angry one can show.
Eleanor “if someone, somehow put a baby in my arms fifteen years ago…”
Eleanor “…then that baby is still my daughter…”
Eleanor “if she was stolen from someone else family…. Then she’s victim.”
Eleanor “if she was placed by an enemy… Then she’s the child who trusted us.”
She look around the room with calm yet dead look in her eyes.
Eleanor “the adult may investigate… But no one will make a fifteen years old girl pay for the crime comitted before she could even speak.”
Eleanor “specially not when their are evidences of two different version of story.
One that say everything we remember or know is just a lie.
Eleanor “or someone had just decided to play with nature itself. Cause the physical evidence versus the memory of human.”
Eleanor “it may had been very long. But I remember giving birth to Aelith, the child that came out with purple hair. I don’t have difficult labour. Infact it’s was the smoothest one I ever had have. Victor was present, doctor and nurses were present. Now, we don’t know if these reports are lying to us or our memories are lying. Cause if it’s the latter then there’s something that’s capable of altering one memories and that’s more terrifying then anything.”
It’s unknown who gasp but everyone present in the room understand Eleanor concern very well.
They still don’t know if someone had mess with dna report now or fifteen years ago.
If it’s the former they can deal with it easily.
But if it fifteen years old then that mean.
Someone had manage to create something, no idea if it device or drug.
But something…
Capable of altering one memories, which is far more terrifying then anything they had faced till now.
It’s not terrorist attack, not enemies playing tricks.
But something that just decided it’s time to mess with this family.
Victor “likewise, no one is allowed to tell Aelith about the result. Till the investigation is done, you all can leave now.”
All of the side branches share a look and slowly empty the meeting room.
Eleanor calm face crumble as she fall directly in her chair with exhaustion written on her face.
Damain, Moon and Isabella immediately went to check on there mother.
Adrain stay seated on his chair.
Adrain want to comfort the women but consider the fact she’s his stepmother and victor second wife had make things awkward between both of them.
He was quite against of having a new mother.
So, in the start he never give her face infront of other.
This lead to Adrain and Damian becoming more of enemies then brother’s when they were young.
Adrain “I will pick up Aelith from School today.”