Grace nodded. “Yes. That is correct.”

“Impossible!” Sonia shot up and shook her head violently. “There’s no way I’m not my parents’ daughter.” Her face was as white as a sheet.

“What? Babe’s not Mr. and Mrs. Reed’s daughter?” Charles had just come back from giving his father a call when he heard that bombshell of a piece of news. He was stunned for a moment, then he went up to his mother. “Do you know what you’re talking about, mom? There’s no way babe isn’t her parents’ real daughter.”

“Yes, I do, and I wasn’t lying. That’s the truth.” She sighed.

Sonia started trembling. Her face was getting paler and paler, while her eyes lost focus. “That’s impossible. Impossible.”

“Yeah, mom. There’s no way that’s real.” Charles refused to believe it either, and he looked at his mother. “When I told you that Sonia wasn’t the baby I saw the first time, she already suspected she wasn’t her parents’ daughter. That’s why she went to Norfolk to find out the truth. Then I asked you about it, and you told me the baby I saw the first time belonged to the Reeds’ relative, and Sonia’s their real daughter. Why are you saying a different thing now?”

Sonia looked at Grace as well. Her eyes were red, but also filled with hope. “You’re lying, Grace. You’re lying, aren’t you? There’s no way I’m not their kid.”

“I’m sorry, Sonia. I did lie to you, but not this time. I lied back then, back when I told you the baby belonged to the Reeds’ relatives. I didn’t want to make you sad. The truth is that the baby was your parents’ real daughter, but she died when she was five months old, so your father went to adopt you at an orphanage. You were a replacement for the baby, since your mother would have broken down otherwise.”

Sonia’s hopes out. She started wobbling and finally plopped down on the sofa, for she had no

No wonder grandpa kept that photo of his relative’s kid so carefully in his study. That was not his relative’s child, but his

but a fake. I’m just an orphan who has no idea who my real parents are. My parents aren’t my parents, and my grandpa isn’t my grandpa either. Now even my name doesn’t belong to me. I’m just a b*stard who replaced the real Sonia.

you have to tell her that, mom? You told her the baby belonged to the Reeds’ relative.

knew she’d break Sonia’s heart if she told her the truth, but she had to. And so, she sighed. “Because it didn’t sit right with me. After I lied to you, I kept thinking whether it was the right thing to do or not. When I came back, I looked through Lina’s photos

if. She would never know if you said nothing.” Charles

identity, but she still found out about the baby and had suspicions of her own. Do you really think you can hide something like this

Charles couldn’t argue with

if I didn’t say anything today.” She then turned to Sonia. “Sonia, your parents had planned for your future long before today. They knew the company might not last forever even though it was going strong,

did?” Sonia looked at

why they set the money aside in the bank. Once you turn thirty, the bank will inform you about this, then you’ll have to present your parents’ details so they can handle the paperwork. Once

That’s unbelievable.” Charles

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