Chapter 625: Chapter 628: Mr. and Mrs. Gray, not her biological parents (additional 6)

Lily Gray couldn’t be bothered with Rowena, as her full attention was now on the letter.

She carefully examined the handwriting within, realizing that it was Candice Witherspoon’s as well.

She read it slowly, one word at a time.

“Lily, if you are reading this letter, I should already be gone from this world. I’ve kept this letter with Theodore, asking him to show it to you only five years after my death. By that time, you should have grown up and be able to face on your own what I’m about to reveal…”

In the end, tears streamed down Lily’s face as she finished reading the letter.

As she read, tears fell from her eyes, one by one, onto the paper.

Candice’s neat, small characters were soaked and stained by her tears.

Memories of her past played through Lily’s mind, one after another.

It was like watching a movie, every scene with Mr. and Mrs. Gray appearing in her head.

Ethan Gray’s strong arms, holding her, lifting her onto his shoulders.

He said, ‘Dad’s shoulders will always be empty for our Lily. As long as Lily likes to ride, and as long as Dad isn’t too old to carry her, Dad will always carry our Lily.’

Unfortunately, Ethan Gray left before he grew old.

He was the father who would bring her a bunch of ‘spoils of war’ whenever he went on a business trip.

He was the man who was decisive and serious in front of outsiders.

Yet he always held her high, letting her sit on his shoulders, happily like an unworldly little princess.

After Ethan Gray’s early death, Candice was left alone, both a mother and a father to her.

Outside, she was an indefatigable, indomitable career woman.

At home, she was a doting and caring mother to her daughter.

Grandma didn’t like them, but because of Candice’s strength, Lily never really suffered while Candice was alive.

She did not only fulfill the role of a mother,

but also played the role of a father flawlessly.

Crying all the while, Lily continued to read until the end… She finally learned her true identity from the letter.

She was not a child of the Gray family. Candice had an early miscarriage that left her unable to bear children.

However, the love between Ethan Gray and Candice was deep, so he didn’t want to have children with anyone else. Instead, they faked a pregnancy and adopted Lily from an orphanage.

In the letter, Candice mentioned that originally, they wanted to adopt a boy.

But the moment they saw little Lily,

they were hopelessly enamored with the happy little lad who made everyone feel content and joyful.

…

“Mother…” Lily covered her mouth, telling herself not to cry and not to make a sound.

However, so many complex and sour emotions assaulted her senses uncontrollably.

She couldn’t control it. She couldn’t control it at all.

Even though she now knew the truth, Mr. and Mrs. Gray were still her father and mother to her.

They were like her biological parents, no… they were even closer than her biological parents!

“Huh, what are you crying for… You’re just being hypocritical. But it’s true, now that you’re not a daughter of the Gray family anymore, you must be worried about losing your position as Mrs. Lucas when the Lucas family finds out about your obscure background, aren’t you?”

[Author’s Note] That’s it for today’s update. I want to say that I went through all those previous chapters without a problem, but this chapter actually made me cry!!! Totally shameful. Anyway, see you tomorrow, my lovelies~~