Chapter 9 - CHARLES
Charles Bennett had created Emma because the trust required a descendant from Clara’s genetic line to activate a medical foundation.
He believed the foundation could cure a hereditary disease affecting the Bennett men.
He called the embryo transfer necessary.
Clara called it theft.
Charles staged his death after Julian discovered Emma and threatened to expose him.
Then father and son made a private agreement.
Julian would continue the program using Ethan’s genetic material.
Charles would remain hidden with Emma.
They were partners before they became enemies.
Emma believed Margaret was her grandmother and Charles was her father.
Biology said Charles was her father.
Legally, her records listed a dead donor.
Emotionally, she trusted them both.
The court did not tear her away in one dramatic scene.
Independent specialists began gradual contact.
Then Charles sent Clara a message.
COME ALONE IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY YOUR MOTHER CHOSE YOU.
Clara refused the private meeting.
Authorities arranged a monitored interview.
Charles arrived with no Emma.
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He carried a photograph of Clara as an infant inside Audrey’s clinic.
Read Chapter 10 to discover why Clara herself had been born through the same program.
