Chapter 248

The winter days were short, and darkness had enveloped everything when evening rolled around at about six. I arrived at the coffee shop before 6:30. But Allen was already there.

I walked over to him, cutting straight to the chase. “What was all that about at the hospital today?”

Allen lifted his chin slightly. “Take a seat.”

“You asked me to come, so here I am. Let’s not beat around the bush.” I sat down as he suggested.

The previous customer must have bathed in perfume because when I took my seat, the scent was overwhelming, making me scrunch my nose.

Allen began speaking, diverting my attention. “You can’t seriously believe you’re not your parents‘ biological child, right?”

at the hospital?” I still doubted if it were just a slip of the tongue said in

a spur–of–the–moment thing. Are you

so?” I

then, a waiter brought over two cups of

the cups toward me, “Ordered this for

wasn’t usually so generous. Growing up, he’d rant for ages if

behind your words?” I suddenly stood up, feeling dizzy,

to it. What, did you

took a moment to gather my strength and tried to leave but was enveloped in endless darkness the next second. When I woke up, I was lying on a large bed, my heart racing as I scrambled to

there with her arms crossed, a smirk on her face, “Finally

seemed to be a hotel room. Immediately on guard, I cowered

Allen and Margaret on the

Since

“Jane, did you ever imagine you’d end up in my

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