Chapter 2 - The Hidden Chamber

Dr. Crane’s face drained of color as he took a nervous step backward toward the floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Near the wall stood Lorenzo's elegant blonde fiancée, Victoria, wearing a glittering gold evening gown with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.
"That's completely absurd!" Victoria declared, her voice dripping with condescending disdain. "Lorenzo, why are you letting a temp nurse waste time while your son's vitals are dropping? Throw her out!"
Maya turned the baby bottle under the warm glow of the desk lamp, pointing her gloved index finger directly at the inner rim of the plastic cap.
"Look closely at the dual-chamber seam," Maya explained in a hushed, precise tone. "The top lid looks standard, but there is a micro-membrane glued inside. It dissolves only when the warm milk touches it at midnight."
Lorenzo sat upright in his leather chair. His stoic, icy demeanor shifted into a dangerous, lethal focus. His jaw tightened so hard a muscle twitched in his cheek as his dark brown eyes locked onto the bottle in Maya's hands.
Maya held the bottle firm. She was an agency nurse hired three weeks ago to oversee infant Nico’s night feedings. But unlike the private doctors on Lorenzo’s payroll, Maya possessed a specialized background in forensic biochemistry—a degree she had earned before her family fell into financial ruin.
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Lorenzo’s voice dropped into a cold, quiet rumble that sent a chill through the room. "Doctor... you brought those bottles into my house."
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