Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 269

At that same moment, on the other side of the city, Melvin woke up from a nightmare, his forehead slick with sweat. He had dreamt of the shipwreck again—the one that had killed his parents and torn his family apart.

His phone rang, piercing the silence. Wiping the sweat from his brow, he answered. “Hello?”

“Sir, we have preliminary results from the DNA sample you sent,” his assistant’s voice came through the line.

“And?” Melvin sat bolt upright, his body tense.

After Juniper had left the coffee shop the other day, he had found a few strands of her hair on the table. Since all his background checks on her had come up empty, a DNA test seemed like the fastest way to get answers. He was so desperate to find his sister that he couldn’t afford to ignore any possibility. He had sent the hair to the lab that very day.

“They said that based on the current analysis, there are a significant number of genetic similarities,” the assistant said, his own voice filled with excitement. “Of all the potential candidates we’ve tested, the match between you and J is by far the highest.”

Though the analysis wasn't complete, it was a spark of hope.

“What did Binary Oracle say?” Melvin asked, his fist clenching, unable to contain his excitement.

“They said they’ll have news for you in the next day or two,” the assistant replied. “They sounded very confident. The person is in Eclara City, they just need to confirm the identity.”

His sister was in Eclara City, he thought Juniper resembled his sister, and now their DNA showed a high degree of similarity… The conviction that the girl might be his sister grew stronger with each passing moment.

“Understood.” Melvin glanced at the time. It was noon.

Juniper would be on her lunch break. He had to go see her.

Hanging up the phone, Melvin changed into a fresh set of clothes and headed for Aurora High School.

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