My Maternity Records Belong to Another Woman novel Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“Evelyn!” Matthew called her name again, his voice echoing through the empty house.

He pulled out his phone and dialed her number, only to be met with a cold, automated voice, “The

number you have dialed is currently unavailable…”

He hung up and dialed again and again.

Each time brought the same result.

He opened his messaging app and fired off a few texts, but there was no reply. Every message vanished into silence, as if she had ceased to exist.

“Where did she go…” he muttered, his breathing quickening.

He called several mutual friends. The responses were all the same.

[I haven’t heard from her.]

[No, she didn’t say anything.]

[Did you two argue?]

He brushed it off each time with vague excuses before hanging up in frustration.

With no options left, he finally called his parents.

The call connected, but it was Lila’s soft voice that answered.

“Matthew? What’s wrong?”

He hesitated before asking, “Where’s my

mom?”

“She went to the kitchen and left her phone here.” Lila paused. “Did you need something from

her?”

“Evelyn’s missing,” he said, his voice growing tight. “I wanted to ask if she contacted anyone in the family.”

Lila let out a quiet sigh. Her voice dropped.

“Matthew, she probably just got upset… After what happened today, seeing you choose me and the baby, maybe she couldn’t take it. She’s probably hiding out somewhere. She always needs time to cool down, right?”

Matthew didn’t answer.

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He clutched his phone, feeling a growing unease he couldn’t explain. Logically, Lila was right maybe Evelyn was just being emotional. But something deep inside him whispered otherwise.

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After hanging up, he stood in the middle of the living room. His eyes fell once again on the report

she had left behind.

The date was from a year ago

–

right around when Evelyn had “gotten pregnant.”

His fingers trembled. A single, absurd thought pierced his mind.

If the report was real… then whose child was Kent?

He shook his head quickly, trying to force the thought away.

No. Evelyn must have forged it. She had been acting strangely for weeks. She even staged that

kidnapping – clearly, this was just another trick. But if she really planned to leave, why would she

leave this behind?

A sharp ache pulsed at his temples. He exhaled slowly, trying to think rationally.

Maybe she just needed space. She would come back tomorrow.

Yes. That had to be it.

He walked to the window and stared into the night, hands clenched at his sides.

But all her things were gone.

And her phone was off.

This wasn’t like her.

If she truly left… where would she go?

Matthew grabbed his car keys and decided to check the hospital and a few other places she frequented.

Just as he reached the door, his phone buzzed.

He snatched it up, hoping – praying – but it was a message from Lila.

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