Mrs. Lyon nodded, "That's right."
"That's impossible!" Amber stood up instantly and shook her head in shock. Then she said with a pale face, "How is that possible?"
"What? Amber is not her parents' own daughter?" Cole finished his call and he also heard his mother's words. he was also stunned.
He walked over to them hastily, "What are you talking about, mom? How is that possible?"
"I know what I said. It's the truth." Mrs. Lyon heaved a sigh.
Amber quivered all over her body and murmured unconsciously, "No, that's not possible, that's not possible…"
"That's not possible, mom!" Cole also stared at his mother doubtfully, "After I said the baby who I saw in the Reed's family was not Amber, she had already begun to doubt her own identity. Then she went to Southern Riverside to check whether she was her parents' daughter or not. And I also asked you and the answer you gave me was that the baby I saw was Amber's relative's child and Amber was her parents' own child. But now you said she wasn't her parents' daughter!"
"Tell me it's a joke, auntie, please. I am my parents' daughter, right?" Amber also stared Mrs. Lyon with hope in her red eyes.
"Sorry, Amber. I did lie to you. But not this time. The last time I would say so because I didn't want you to feel sad. But actually, that baby was your parents' kid. But the baby died several months later and then your father went to the orphanage and adopted you to replace the baby. Otherwise, your mother would have gone crazy."
These words made the hope in Amber's mind vanish.
Her body shook and then she collapsed on the sofa. She looked so exhausted as if her soul had been stolen from her.
Now she knew why her grandpa would hide the picture of baby of her relatives in his study. That's not the baby of her relatives. That's his own granddaughter.
Her grandpa had lied to her. She was not her grandpa's own granddaughter. She was a fake. A fake who was adopted from the orphanage. A fake who had no idea who her real parents were.
Her parents were not her own parents. Her grandpa wasn't her own grandpa. Even the name Amber Reed was not her own name.
She was an intruder in this family, an intruder who had replaced the real Amber Reed!
Over this, Amber twitched her face and a painful smile climbed on her face.
Seeing how sad Amber was, Cole felt his heart was hit by a pang.
The he stared at Mrs. Lyon angrily, "Why would you tell Amber those, mom? You said the kid was her relative's. Then you should keep it a secret throughout her life."
Mrs. Lyon also knew that what she said would make Amber feel really sad. But she had to say that.
She heaved a sigh, "I feel quite anxious after I lied to Amber. I had no idea whether what I did was right or wrong. When I got back home and saw Lina's picture, I remembered what she had told me before she passed away. Then I made up my mind to tell Amber. Even if I didn't tell her the truth, she would know it after all."
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