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"Are you saying... My aunt wasn’t lying? She wasn’t making it up just because she hates me?" I asked, my voice trembling, desperate for a sliver of hope that it was all a cruel game.
Miss Olivier's eyes glistened with sadness. She hesitated, but finally nodded.
"Yes, child. Everything she said... is true. You’re not part of their family by blood. But your mother and I never wanted you to find out this way."
The words hit me like a punch to the chest. My breath caught as I tried to steady myself.
"Then why, Miss Olivier? Why didn’t she ever tell me? Why hide it from me? If I were adopted, why didn't my mother tell me the truth? And... who are my real parents? Why did they abandon me?!"
My voice cracked under the weight of my sobs. The tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Miss Olivier exhal……
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