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.

in his seat,

anything, I need to know how and where you heard

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

me that I have an older sister

said to me, and I need to

crossing his eyes. “Amber, I need to understand exactly what Mary told you.

for now. “Dad, she only told me about the possibility of having

his sigh didn’t bode well for my hopes of

whatever it may be.

don’t know exactly what Mary told you or whether or not she gave you the full story,” my father began. “But

have a child before

Despite the shock, I maintained

to me,” I urged. “Also, tell me where this supposed sister of mine is. I’d

heavy sigh, his gaze fixed on me. “Amber, there’s no need for you to go in search of your sibling. She’s… she’s dead,” he

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what 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

since both my father

liars.

so sure?” I managed to ask. “How

she’s dead?”

had a child before we were married. I

When we met, she was seventeen, about to turn eighteen, and the orphanage’s policy was that once she reached that age, she would have to leave and find her own way in the world. Since I couldn’t bear the thought of Elena’s daughter-your sister-facing

in my head, intensifying my confusion. Mary had told me that my sister was Angela, yet my father was telling me that her

the next piece of the puzzle. I needed to know how Diana had died. I hesitated for a

evening, informing me that Diana had gone missing,” he began. “When she was eventually found, the police concluded that she had jumped off an incomplete building

father’s words. Diana, my supposed sister, had taken her own life. Even though I didn’t know her and wasn’t

me.

serious?” I stammered. I needed reassurance that this wasn’t some

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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