The Missing Adopted Daughter — Novel

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Kaylee Ford has always felt like an outsider in her own home, but when an unbearable stench lingers in the air, her family dismisses her concerns as mere imagination. As the summer heat intensifies, so does the foul odor, driving her to the brink of madness. Desperate for answers, Kaylee encounters a mysterious butcher who claims the smell may be tied to dark secrets lurking in her family's past. What could possibly be hidden behind the locked cupboard that everyone avoids?

As Kaylee follows the butcher's bizarre advice to uncover the truth, she finds herself grappling with eerie family dynamics and unsettling memories. Why do her parents and younger brother react with hostility to her inquiries? What really lies within that locked cabinet, and how does it connect to the strange smells and shadows that haunt her? With each layer she peels back, Kaylee uncovers more than just the source of the stench; she inches closer to a truth that could shatter her fragile world.

In a house filled with indifference and secrets, will Kaylee find the courage to confront her family's dark history, or will she remain trapped in a suffocating silence? The deeper she digs, the more dangerous her quest for the missing piece of her life becomes.

The Missing Adopted DaughterChapter 1

This summer, a foul stench suddenly filled our home. And as the temperature rose, the smell grew even stronger, but no one except me could smell it.

They told me I was sick. However, after my sense of smell was checked out, the result showed it was normal.

I had tried everything, like moving out, getting spiritual readings, getting hypnosis and others, to get rid of the smell, but the situation just kept getting worse. And this made me on the verge of losing my mind!

Then one day, as I passed by the butcher shop downstairs, something the owner said jolted me.

"Miss, have you ever considered that there might actually be a dead body in your house?"

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"What did you just say?" I asked.

"I said, have you ever thought that maybe there is a dead body in your house?" he asked again. "Perhaps, everyone smells it, but they're just too scared to say it out loud. I heard from the older generation that when someone does too much evil, their descendants will suffer for it. That misfortune will come back to torment them.”

“There’s really such a thing?” I asked.