Forbidden Passion

Chapter 538 The Swap

Grace was supposed to take Phoebe in to see Alva, but she was worried Phoebe might get freaked out, so she said, "My mom's been really sick lately and she's super cranky. She might snap at you." Phoebe just shook her head. "No worries. I didn't bring any gifts, so it's probably not the best time. Maybe next time."

Grace let out a sigh of relief. "Phoebe, you're a lifesaver for our Sullivan family. I'll never forget what you've done for us." "Don't mention it. You go handle your stuff. I'm outta here." Phoebe gave her shoulder a pat and headed for the elevator. Grace watched Phoebe get in the elevator. She looked down at the payment slip in her hand, tears starting to well up.

Grace thought, 'Phoebe's such a good person. I gotta work hard and pay her back as soon as I can.'

Grace stood there for a bit, waiting for her emotions to settle before she went to find the doctor to talk about Alva's surgery.

Honestly, she didn't get most of the medical jargon, but whatever. She just needed to know the surgery could stop the cancer from spreading.

After leaving the doctor's office, Grace walked to the ward's door. Inside, she heard Mason's hushed voice. "Honey, Madison grew up with the Reynolds. She's not close to us. Let's just forget about her, okay?" Alva wiped her tears. "We're her real parents. How can she just ignore us? We sent her to the Reynolds to give her a better life. She can't just forget us because she's used to living well."

Even though they were whispering, every word hit Grace like a ton of bricks, leaving her dizzy.

Grace pushed the door open and looked at the shocked Mason and Alva. She asked, her voice shaking, "Is what you said true?"

Mason jumped up and rushed to the door, looking at Grace helplessly. "Grace, we were just talking nonsense."

Grace's face fell apart. She looked at Mason's panicked, aging face and took a step back. "Weren't you talking about Madison?"

Alva knelt on the bed, rubbing her hands nervously. "Grace, you heard wrong. Mason and I were talking about going to the Reynolds Mansion to thank Ms. Ziegler."

with tears. "Even now, you're still lying to me. No wonder Madison's always hated me and bullied me

was no such thing as pure evil

tell me?" Mason was frantic and tried to check

pulled away, looking at Mason with a pleading expression. She felt

Alva had raised her for twenty years. She couldn't bring herself to hate

turned and ran

steps after her and

her shoulder, and said sadly, "Grace is a good kid. Once she

at him with worry and sadness. "Honey, now that Grace knows, will she go find her real parents? And will

don't worry about her, who will? People are naturally biased. We swapped her identity

Mason felt utterly lost.

When Madison and Grace were born,

from a wealthy family, so they had a twisted idea. They sneaked in when the nurse wasn't looking and swapped

up in front of Madison. They planned to keep

The Reynolds had raised Madison to be beautiful, arrogant, and domineering-a true child of wealth. Madison looked down on them, not

reunite, they couldn't overcome the human instinct of greed, especially after Alva fell ill. She had always wanted to

to the Reynolds Group several times to find Madison, but she refused to see

Grace had overheard their conversation. She would definitely find Taylor. Once the truth came

"Honey, you have to stop Grace. We can't let

slapped his thigh and hurriedly chased after

didn't know where to go. The thought that Taylor, whom she had bumped into outside the restroom, was her biological