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    Caroline looked ina straight in the eye and said slowly, “Listen carefully–Maia is yours and Edwin''s biological daughter, not Helen''s. The two babies were switched at birth. If you think back carefully, I''m sure you''ll notice something that didn''t seem right.”


    Helen hadn''t expected Caroline to overhear her earlier conversation. Panic surged through her.


    She gripped ina''s hand tightly and eximed, “Mom, she''s just trying to drive a wedge between us! Don''t believe her!"


    ina looked at Helen, her expression growing more and moreplicated. She didn''t want to believe Caroline, but now that she really looked at Helen ... her nose did resemble Ruth''s. They had lower nose bridges than the others.


    Back when she gave birth, Ruth had been unusually attentive, helping care for the baby for a long time. If someone had wanted to switch the children, the opportunity had definitely been there.


    Could what Caroline said be true?


    Helen noticed the flicker of doubt in ina''s eyes, and her heart twisted in chaos. She clung to ina''s arm, crying, “Mom, I am your daughter! I''m your real daughter!"


    She hadn''t been able to marry into the Graysons, but at least she still had the Somertons to fall back on.


    The Somertons might not be as powerful as before, but they were still better than the poor and pitiful Wagners.


    She couldn''t afford to be cast out now.


    ina pushed her hand away and gave a half-hearted nod. “I know, I know. You''re not feeling well. Go to your room and get some rest."


    Edwin pulled ina aside and lowered his voice. “I don''t know much about what happened before you came to the Somertons with Helen, but this isn''t''a small matter. Think carefully-could what Caroline said possibly be true?"


    ina instinctively nced at Helen, afraid she might overhear, then whispered, "I''m not sure. We''d better do a DNA test just to be certain."


    Edwin nodded. "Yeah, that''s the only way to know for sure."


    He couldn''t bring himself to believe the daughter he had loved for so many years might not actually be his. But he also couldn''t believe Caroline''s words without proof.


    The answer would lie in the test results.


    ina said, “Stay here and keep Helen calm. I''ll take that girl to get tested."


    Then she turned back to Caroline/ "Where is she? I want to see her."


    Caroline''s expression darkened./She''s at home, resting.”


    Helen, watching ina leave with Caroline, felt devastated. The mother who had loved her so much for all these years was now believing someone else''s word easily.


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    She knew exactly that ina was going to see Maia.


    What am I supposed to do now?


    I have to tell Ruth immediately. Ruth is the only one I could count on right now.


    Helen made a beeline for the front door, but Edwin stopped her.


    "Helen, where are you going?"


    She forced a smile, though it looked more like a grimace. “Dad, it''s stuffy in here. I just want to go downstairs for a walk."


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    Edwin frowned. “You''re still recovering. Don''t go out. You might catch a chill. Just rest in your room-it''ll help you heal faster."


    "I''m fine. I feelpletely normal. I don''t need to rest," Helen said, reaching for the door.


    However, Edwin stepped in front of her. “Listen to me. Stay home and rest. I''m doing this for your good."


    Helen didn''t understand why Edwin wouldn''t let her go, but when she looked into his firm, unwavering eyes, she knew there was no point in arguing. He wouldn''t let her leave no matter what she said.


    Fuming, she stormed back to her room and pulled out her phone to text Ruth, telling her everything that had happened.


    Meanwhile, Caroline had taken ina back to the Gxy Bay Residences.


    Once inside, Caroline pointed toward the main bedroom and said, “Maia''s resting in that room. Do you want to see her now?"


    ina didn''t respond. She just stood there in the living room, staring at the door.


    She had hurt Maia so badly just yesterday. If Maia really was her daughter, how was she supposed to face her?


    After waiting for a long moment and getting no reply, Caroline finally said, “You don''t need to keep doubting. There''s a high chance Maia really is your daughter. You''ll have to face her sooner orter."


    It''s true. If all of this is real, then there was no point avoiding it.


    ina slowly walked to the door and gently pushed it open. On the bedy a girl fast asleep, her face covered in bruises, one eye still wrapped in gauze. At the sight of her, ina felt a sudden, sharp pang in her chest.


    If she had known things would turn out like this, she never would have been so cruel to Maia yeste Everything had happened at once-Helen had been rejected by the Graysons, Edwin had lost his job, and on top of it all, Helen had gone to the hospital for an abortion. ina had been seething inside, full of frustration with no ce to release it.


    Then she just happened to.run into Maia, and she had taken it all out on her.


    Now that she thought about it, the regret was suffocating.


    ina sat on the edge of the bed and stared closely at the frail girl lying there. Slowly, a wave of resentment


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    toward Ruth began to rise in her heart.


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