The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. Amber took out her phone and handed it to Stella. "Stella, call Cole for me."
"Alright." Stella closed the file in her hand and took over the phone. She found Cole's number and dialed.
The call was quickly answered and Cole's voice came through, "Baby."
Stella rolled her eyes and replied, "Hey sweetie."
"Hack..." Amber choked on her own saliva.
On the other side of the line, Cole was even more stunned. Then, he shouted angrily, "What the hell? Who are you? Who are you calling sweetie?"
"Alright, alright." Stella still wanted to tease him, but Amber held back her laughter and reached out her hand. "Alright, Stella, stop messing around. Give me your phone."
"Ms. Reed, Mr. Lyon is really funny." Stella laughed and handed the phone over.
"Hello, Cole, it's me." Amber shook her head and put the phone to her ear.
Hearing the familiar voice, Cole was relieved. "Baby, who was it just now? A strange person called me sweetie. If the call weren't from you, I would've thought it was a wrong number."
"It's Stella. I asked her to make the call for me. She is teasing you." Amber said with a smile.
Cole replied angrily, "Damn, it's her. Darling, tell her that when she comes back, she'll see how I deal with her. How dare she make fun of me!"
"Okay." Amber laughed silently.
Cole snorted and regained his composure. "By the way, baby, did you find anything?" he asked.
Hearing this, the smile on Amber's face froze. She said in a deep voice, "Cole, I am now in the hospital where I was born. I have seen the file. Our guess is wrong. I was not swapped at birth."
"What?" Cole raised his voice.
"Baby, are you sure?"
"Yes. That's why I'm calling you now. I want to know what happened to the baby you saw." Amber nodded.
"Let me say this first. I was definitely not hallucinating." Cole took his phone and walked to the side.
"I didn't say you made it up. I just wanted you to ask Auntie if she knew about this. After all, she and my mother are best friends."
"Okay, I'll ask." Cole agreed and then went to find Mrs. Lyon.
Mrs. Lyon was talking to the relatives of the Lyon family. When she saw Cole's wave, she frowned. Then she got up and walked over. "What is it?"
"Mom, I want to ask you, why did I see two babies...two Ambers when I was a child?" Cole looked at his mother and asked.
"What two Ambers? Are you confused?" Mrs. Lyon looked at him out if the corner of her eye.
"Oh, Mom, I mean, why is the Amber I saw the first time different from the Amber I saw the second time?" Cole stomped his feet.
At this, Mrs. Lyon's expression changed, and her lips trembled slightly.
But soon, she adjusted her expression and calmed down, as if nothing had happened just now. She smiled and said, "Of course it's not the same."
"Then who was the baby I saw the first time?" Cole grabbed Mrs. Lyon's arm excitedly.
Mrs. Lyon lowered her eyes and replied, "That baby was a daughter of a relative of the Reed family. Your Uncle Reed was asked to took care of her for a few days, so the first person you saw was her, not Amber. Amber was sleeping in her room at that time."
"Is that so?" Cole was surprised.
"Otherwise, who do you think it is?" Mrs. Lyon poked his forehead.
"I thought that Amber was swapped at birth then swapped back." Cole muttered.
"Are you stupid?" Mrs. Lyon rolled her eyes at him. "If they were swapped, wouldn't it be on the news?"
"That's true." Cole nodded.
Mrs. Lyon heaved a sigh of relief. Then, she narrowed her eyes and stared at him. She asked tentatively, "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I'm just curious," Cole said, looking away. "I suddenly remembered what happened when I was a child. I thought it was strange, so I asked you. Okay, Mom, it's not a big deal. I'll go now."
After that, he walked away.
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