Something most fans seem to overlook about Telepath Donovan theories.
Hello.
I've read a lot of posts with theories about Donovan being able to read minds, but I have something to debunk that idea.
See, in chapter one, just as Anya is leaving the orphanage, the narrator tells us that Anya's telepathy was made by accident. Meaning: she is the first(and likely only) person to have this power. The lab wasn't specifically trying to make super powered people, so the chance of them perfectly remaking an accidental power for their director is extremely low.