Chapter 882

The room fell silent as the weight of the revelation hit everyone like a freight train. The fact that a newborn, so fragile, could suffocate when left face down on a soft surface was terrifying. Isaac's anger flared, "What a lowlife! How could anyone be so careless?"

Ann's tears flowed freely as she explained, "He told me that when he saw the baby not breathing, the idea of swapping babies struck him. He was the hospital's security guard, and he knew the cameras were down for maintenance that day. There was chaos from an incident, and no nurse was around in the nursery. He took it as a sign. He swapped one baby first, but when the baby in his arms started wailing, he switched again for another quiet baby."

Isaac quickly connected the dots. "So, he swapped my sister. Because Chloe cried non-stop in his arms, he swapped her with another family's child, and that child was Lisa."

He continued, "This makes it all clear. The child buried in our family plot, the one John accidentally caused to die, was actually your real daughter!"

Everyone reeled from the shock. Nobody saw this coming. The mystery that had haunted them for so long was finally laid bare.

Ann almost buckled, and Leah was there to catch her. "I thought it was just drunken nonsense. Ever since I found Chloe's report in the safe, those words have haunted me."

Deep down,

couldn't

had gnawed at her heart. But she hadn't confronted Chloe. She chose to bury her head in the sand. John had never admitted which family he'd swapped the deceased child with. She knew she'd never find that child in this lifetime. So she ran

shortly after birth, Ann knew instantly. That had to be her daughter. Her daughter who slipped

but to face reality. Ann's

and walked over.

me, I'd love

and through her tears, she gripped Chloe's hands tightly. Leah stood by, tears streaming

a tapestry of heartache. Much of it was of her own making. Leah felt a

She turned to Ruby and Neil,

That afternoon, everyone gathered

They

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