Chapter 175

Edwin’s surprise only lasted for a few seconds, then he calmly asked, “Mrs. Brenna, you have quite the memory, remembering that detail so clearly after all these years.”

Brenna sighed deeply and said, “I was friends with your mom, and she got hurt so bad trying to protect the baby she was carrying. Its a memory etched deep in my heart. Your sister was different from other babies right from the start–so pretty and chubby, with those big eyes just like your mom’s. And that birthmark, shaped like a petal, had me in tears. I thought it must be your mom leaving her favorite. thing with your sister”

Edwin stepped out of the doctor’s office, his mind swirling with Brenna’s words. Brenna had been his mother’s dearest friend and the doctor who had taken care of his mother during her pregnancy. Her words rang with truth.

His sister had a petal–shaped birthmark on her back. That was the legacy his mother had left for his sister. She must have been so worried about her, and she wanted that birthmark to be a guardian, as if she were always by her side.

However, the sister he had watched over since childhood bore no such mark on her back.

Edwin felt a visceral pain, convulsing from the inside out. He was now certain–Heidi was not his mother’s child.

child was Heidi? And where had his real sister gone?

his mother’s car accident really an act of sabotage

the hospital stairwell, fumbling in his pocket for a cigarette. His hands shook violently, it

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drags. The heavy smoke made him cough violently, his eyes

composure. He had to uncover the

his phone, he

a reply, he blurted out, “Uncle, did my mom have any birthmarks?”

all of a sudden?” Edwin’s back hit the wall with a thud. The same cherry blossom birthmark–it couldn’t be a coincidence. He gripped

think I’ll come visit grandma and grandpa in a few days. I’ve

“Your grandparents will be thrilled to hear that. Bring Heidi along.

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