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Lanny and Glenda arrived at the hospital, making their way through the inpatient wing. Suddenly, Mabel’s voice
caught their attention. Glenda instinctively clutched her head, realizing she had forgotten about Mabel amidst
everything.
Mabel, gripped by fear and crying uncontrollably, sat alone by a window, her distress drawing the attention of
passersby. Tears streaming down her face, Glenda rushed to the window and took Mabel’s hand. “Honey, don’t
cry. I'll find a way to get you out.”
Seeing Glenda unexpectedly, Mabel cried louder. “Mom, the food is terrible and my body hurts. Elyse refused to
help me, claiming she isn’t my sister anymore.”
Glenda’s expression shifted from sadness to rigid disbelief. The comforting words she intended to say were stuck
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtin her throat. “Mom, is it true what she said? Is she really not my sister? Then where is my real sister? Can she
save me?” Mabel’s voice was laden with sadness, shattered by the belief that her elder sister would rescue her.
Embarrassed, Glenda released Mabel’s hand. “I'll tell you later. Your father and | have something else to handle
right now.”
Mabel was shocked, her tears subsiding momentarily. “Mom, what could be more important thanright now?
Aren’t you going to try to getout? Are you still my mother?”
Lanny remained silent, his gaze fixed on the impatient bodyguards. “Stop talking. We need to get down to
business and go,” he scolded, grabbing Glenda’s arm.
Glenda hesitated, her eyes on Mabel. She didn’t want to leave, but she felt she had no choice. Mabel was
devastated; it felt like a bolt of lightning. Did her parents no longer want her? Overwhelmed by despair, she cried
louder, her sobs drawing even more attention.
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In the VIP single ward, Elyse sat in a daze when the door swung open, and two bodyguards ushered in Lanny and
Glenda. Glenda tried to appeal emotionally, tears in her eyes as she exclaimed, “Honey, what's wrong with you?
You look so pale.”
“I look pale because | now know you're not my biological parents,” Elyse replied, her voice devoid of emotion.
The warmth that once filled her eyes had vanished, replaced by indifference and detachment.
Glenda felt the distance growing between them, realizing any attempt to bridge it would only be met with Elyse’s
coldness, which stung anew each time. Holding back tears, Glenda managed an awkward smile, unconsciously
rubbing her hands. “Even if the report says we're not mother and daughter, haven't | raised you all these years?
| am like a mother to you in any case.”
Instead of responding, Elyse turned her gaze to Lanny, who had remained silent throughout. She offered him a
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmsmile, but it was distant, highlighting the gulf between them. “Do you think she has ever been like a mother to
me?” Elyse asked.
Caught off guard by her question, Lanny opened his mouth to respond but found himself at a loss for words.
They had raised her to adulthood, yet they had never truly acted as caring parents. In fact, the benefits they
derived from her far outweighed their efforts on her behalf. Previously, Lanny hadn't anticipated Elyse
discovering they weren't biologically related. He had used her and caused her pain. Now, with the truth revealed,
he regretted not being a better father to her, fearing recent events had disheartened her to the point where she
might no longer recognize them as her parents.
Tears welled up in his eyes as he faced this harsh reality. “I didn’t expect you to find out. We are indeed
monsters. We've never really been kind to you.”
“I knew | wasn't your biological child, so you hurtand took advantage of me. | can understand that,” Elyse
said coldly. “But where are my biological parents?”
Glenda and Lanny exchanged a worried glance. The question they had feared most had finally arisen.
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