Chapter 142

I sat across from my father, my expression serious and determined. The visitation room was suffused with an air of

awkwardness, amplified by the visible surprise on my father’s face. He leaned forward, his voice filled with obvious desperation as he spoke.

“Amber, dear, why are you here? Have you finally come to help me get out of here? Is your anger a lot less now?” My father’s eyes searched mine, clinging to a glimmer of

expectation.

I took a deep breath, steadying myself before responding. “Dad, I do want to help you get out, and I’m going to keep

my word and get you out, but that’s not the reason I’m here today.” I paused, gathering my thoughts, before continuing. “There’s something I heard recently, and I need you to tell me the truth, Dad. Do you know anything about the baby Mom had before she married you? Can you tell me anything about

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Confusion danced across my father’s face, his brows furrowing deeply. “What? Amber, what are you talking about? I have no idea what you’re referring to,” he responded, and knowing how big of a liar my father was, I couldn’t take his word for it.

I felt a surge of impatience rising in me, and I couldn’t afford to waste any time with evasive answers. “Dad, please don’t lie to me. Just tell me the truth, and let’s get this

over with. What do you know about the baby mom had before she had me?” I asked.

uncomfortably in his

need to know how and where you heard such a thing. It’s important for me to know

I couldn’t divulge everything I had heard from Mary, not yet. I needed to compare their stories and determine if that witch had

that I have an older sister somewhere out

and I

his eyes. “Amber, I need to understand exactly what Mary told you. Don’t keep anything from

certain information for now. “Dad, she only told me about the possibility of having a sister. Nothing more. This is why I’m here right now, and I want to believe that

and his sigh didn’t bode well for my hopes of Mary having lied to me. But I braced myself for the

whatever it may be.

know exactly what Mary told you or whether or not she gave you the full story,” my father began. “But she didn’t lie about your mother having a

in fact, have a child before she

with me. Despite the shock, I maintained my

everything to me,” I urged. “Also, tell me where this

on me. “Amber, there’s no need for you to go in search of your sibling. She’s…

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I had just heard. I couldn’t understand how and why he was telling me that my sibling was dead when Mary had mentioned to me that my sibling was very much alive in the form of Angela Montez. It meant one

was since both my father and

liars.

you be so sure?” I managed to ask.

she’s dead?”

etched across his face. “A few years after your mother’s death, I discovered that she had a child before we were married. I felt betrayed and furious,

policy was that once she reached that age, she would have to leave and find her own way in the

told me that my

Diana had died. I hesitated for a moment before mustering the courage

a heavy sigh, his gaze growing distant as if he were transported back to that moment. “I received a call one evening, informing me that Diana had gone missing,” he began. “When she was eventually

My breath caught in my throat as I struggled to comprehend my father’s words. Diana, my supposed sister, had taken her own life. Even though I didn’t know her

me.

are you being serious?” I stammered. I needed reassurance that this

“Amber, I have no reason to lie to you about this,” he responded softly. “I didn’t tell you earlier because I didn’t

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