Chapter 499 Not A Biological Child
“If you want to know what is going on, you will have to ask Mrs. Campbell.” Michael glanced at me calmly. Initially, I felt I should not trust Janette’s words so easily. However, since Michael also said the same thing, I knew it was true.
I did not know if I could stand the shock. It was such a drastic change in my life.
Even though I always thought my parents did not treat me well enough, I had never felt that they were not my biological parents.
“So do you want to go and ask Mrs. Campbell now?”
Seeing how I kept quiet, Michael asked again.
“I am not going. I don’t want to see anyone now. Let’s go home. My mind is a mess, and I need some time alone.”
I did not know how I could face Alicia right now. If I were her daughter, I would not be able to talk to her calmly.
Michael did not say anything. He did not force me to find out the truth. I somehow blamed him as he knew my relationship with Alicia, but he never gave me any clue.
If I had known about this, I would have kept my distance from her from the beginning.
After I went back to the Shaw residence, all the family members were in the living room. I did not greet them as I went upstairs directly. They wanted to talk to me, but I did not give them any chance to do so.
Going back to my bedroom, I locked myself in the room. I fell into silence for a long while. My mind could not stop thinking about the truth that I was Alicia’s illegitimate child.
Michael cast me a glance. He was the person who knew me the best. He knew I could not take it for the moment. Hence, he did not say anything but left me alone in the bedroom.
Right now, I needed some peace to clear my thoughts. I needed to recollect myself and let my emotions ease.
I lay on the bed and kept recalling the memories between Alicia and me. She once told me that she had a daughter who lost contact with her but was found. She even asked me whether I would forgive her if I were her daughter.
Now that I thought of it, all those words were meant for me. She wanted to test my attitude.
That was exactly how a mother would treat her child. Finally, it explained why she treated me extraordinarily well from the beginning.
I could not believe how foolish I was at the time. I had sensed it was not normal for her to treat me so well, yet I did not give much thought to it. If only I had spent some effort looking into it back then, things would not be in such a mess now.
With that, I thought about it the whole afternoon. I started to calm down a little around the evening.
I got out of my room and went downstairs. Everyone was there except for Michael. Their expressions turned complicated after they saw me.
“Anna, are you all right?”
Josephine walked toward me and asked hesitatingly.
“Anna, you must not keep it to yourself if something is troubling you.”
Andy approached me too and patted my shoulder gently.
I guessed Michael must have told them upon hearing their words. I bet they were as shocked as I was.
“Grandpa, Mom, I am fine. Please don’t worry about me.”
I displayed a faint smile at them. I did not want them to worry about me.
“I plan to go back and ask my parents about this. Please tell Michael when he comes back.”
I did not want to meet Alicia as I was not ready to face her. However, I figured I should at least confirm with my parents.
I started to feel that they would not have treated me so indifferently if I were their biological daughter. Nevertheless, I still bore some hope in my heart.
I hoped all that happened today was not real. I did not want anything to do with Alicia. Even though she was nice to me, I did not want to become an illegitimate child.
“Okay. Drive safely.”
Josephine looked at me with a concerned look.
Since my dad had almost recovered, they had gone back to the village.
Maybe it was because I was too anxious. It only took me slightly over two hours to reach a destination that was supposed to be four hours away.
As I had not gone back for a long time, many people greeted me once I entered the village. If it were before, I would have greeted them back one by one. However, I was not in the mood for that today.
My mom was bewildered to see me home.
“Why are you back? Aren’t you busy with your work?”
My mom looked at me but there was not a trace of surprise in her gaze.
She always treated me so indifferently. It made me feel bad.
“Mom, aren’t you happy that I come back to visit you? Other parents will be happy if their children come back to visit them.”
I spoke with a stern tone.
“Why should I be happy? I raised you for so many years. Yet, now you are having a good life elsewhere without thinking of us!”
My mom rolled her eyes at me.
“Mom, why do you always treat me indifferently? Is it because I am not your biological daughter? Other people will think I was adopted.”
I cast an indifferent look at my mom.
I deliberately said so as I wanted to know her reaction.
As expected, my mom’s expression changed upon hearing that. There was a flash of complex emotion in her eyes.
“You’re becoming bolder by the day. What nonsense are you talking about?”
My mom cast a displeased glare at me, but her eyes seemed evasive.
Her reaction made me even more sure about it. My heart ached even more.
“Mom, I came back today to ask you about this. Am I your biological daughter? I heard from others that I am not.”
This time, I cut to the chase as I looked into my mom’s eyes. I did not care about anything else as I only wanted to know the truth.
“Who did you hear that from? Who told you this kind of crap?”
My mom started to panic. She probably did not expect me to ask such a question. She did not even dare to look at me.
I had never seen her acting so guilty in my life. Now, I knew for a fact that I was indeed not her biological daughter.
“Mom, so I am not your biological daughter. Why didn’t you tell me all these years?”
Even though I had expected this truth, it was hard to accept. They had been my parents for over twenty years, and suddenly, they were not. I did not think any human could take this. At least I could not.
