Chapter 482


    Chapter 482 Sonia’s Breakdown


    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 juste 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’ rtive, 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.”


    Content held by N?velDrama.Org.


    “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’ rtives. 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 recement 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 rtive’s kid so carefully in his study. That was not his


    rtive’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 reced the real Sonia. The mere thought of that made her smile in


    despair.


    Charles was heartbroken seeing Sonia so depressed, so he red at his mother. “Why did you have to


    tell her that, mom? You told her the baby belonged to the Reeds’ rtive. 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 orter.”


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


    Grace looked at him. “Do you really think so? I said nothing about her real 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 for


    life?”


    “Um…” Charles couldn’t argue with that.


    Grace continued, “She’ll find out about the truth even if I didn’t say anything today.” She then turned to


    Sonia. “Sonia, your parents had nned for your future long before today. They knew thepany


    might notst forever even though it was going strong, nor could they guarantee they’d be with you for


    life. That’s why they set aside a huge sum of money for you when you were little.”


    “They did?” Sonia looked at her.


    “Yes,” Grace said. “Just in case thepany went under or if they got into an ident, you wouldn’t be


    stranded with nothing even if you were alone. That was 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 happens, you’ll also know that your blood type doesn’t match


    with theirs. That’s why you’ll find out eventually even if I said nothing.”


    “Holy moly. That’s unbelievable.” Charles gasped.


    Sonia bit her lip but said nothing.


    Grace patted her shoulder. “Don’t me me for telling you this, Grace. I did it for your own good, since


    this secret can’t be kept forever. From the moment they left that money to you, it’s obvious they didn’t


    intend to keep it a secret forever either. You have the right to know who you truly are. That was why she


    left me this box and told me to give it to you once you know who you truly are. But I think it’s better to


    give you the box earlier and tell you the truth.”


    “Why?” Charles was curious.


    Grace looked at him as if he was an idiot. “Because she can ept it that much easier. Because she can


    find out how she really came to the Reed family. If she found this out on her own, she’d be worried about


    too many things she shouldn’t.”


    Charles couldn’t argue with the truth. Telling Sonia the truth and letting her know she came to the Reeds


    because her foster parents wanted her to was better than her finding it out herself. If she found out about


    the truth on her own, she might think she was just a mere recement andplicate an originally


    simple situation. Worse, she might go ballistic about it.


    “Sonia.” Grace bent down to hug her. “I know you’re upset and you can’t ept this, but please don’t


    overthink this matter. You might not be their real daughter, but they truly thought of you as their own.


    They love you, alright?”


    “I understand.” A drop of tear fell onto the back of her hand, and her voice broke. “I know they love me,


    and I know they see me as their own. That’s why they thought about my future that much. I just can’t face


    the truth as calmly as you want me to.”


    The truth that Grace had divulged shattered her world into a million pieces. She had grown up under an


    environment filled with love. Her mother passed away when she was five, but her father still loved her.


    She could never imagine that they weren’t her real parents, given how much they loved her. However,


    that was the truth. I just don’t get it. Why must fate be so cruel to me?