The pregnancy test sat on the edge of the bathroom sink, its result glaring under the fluorescent lights.
Positive.
Anya stared at it, her expression unreadable. The dates didn't make sense. We had only been together in this timeline for two weeks.
I ran a DNA scan through the system.
**[Fetus genetic match: 47% Lu Chen Prime. 53% unknown (Black Sun Syndicate markers).]**
Anya picked up the gun from the counter and pressed the barrel against her own stomach, right where the heartbeat would be. Her voice was eerily calm.
"Whose is it?"
I didn't answer. Instead, I pulled out the ledger's last recovered page and laid it on the sink beside the test.
**Project Second Chance: Success requires one heir of dual bloodlines.**
The bathroom door burst open.
The *real* Lu Chen stood there, his face a mirror of mine—except for the smirk, the arrogance, the certainty that he had already won.
"My turn to be the father," he said.
Anya shot him through the mouth.
The bullet tore through his perfect teeth, his perfect lies. He collapsed without another word.
Anya lowered the gun and looked at me.
"Guess that's your answer," I said.
**[Final System Alert: Time loop stabilizing. Accountant identity: [REDACTED]. New mission: Raise the devil's heir.]**
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