Madam Escaped Again, Sir (Lillian Hawkins and Eric Walker) novel Chapter 482

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.”

That was the final blow that snuffed all of Sonia’s hopes out. She started wobbling and finally plopped down on the sofa, for she had no strength left to stand. It was as if her heart and soul were shattered at the same time.

I see. 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 real granddaughter.He lied to me. I’m not his grandkid, 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. The mere thought of that made her smile in despair.

Charles was heartbroken seeing Sonia so depressed, so he glared at his mother. “Why did you have to tell her that, mom? You told her the baby belonged to the Reeds’ relative. Obviously you were going to hide the truth, so why didn’t you hide it forever? Why did you tell her now?”

Grace 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 and thought about her dying wish. That’s why I told Sonia. Even if I didn’t, she would find out sooner or later.”

“As if. She would never know if you said nothing.” Charles clenched his fists.