Chapter334InformingtheSanders,AnnaanImpostor Okay ThebriefpeacewasshatteredwhenAnnaunexpectedlyappeared,andIcouldntsleeptherestofthenight.
ThecloserIgottothetruth,themoreanxiousIbecame.
IhadalwayswonderedwhyAnnawassocrueltomeandGrandma,butnowIunderstood.Shehatedusibecauseshe,too,hadlostherfamily.
Ididntknowwhathadhappenedinthepast.ButwhatiftheSandersweretoblame? Itossedandturnedinbed,unabletorest.Cartersensedmyuneaseandsaid,Chloe,whatevertheSandersdid,yourenottoblame.Noonehastherighttokillyour Imjustworriedabout,Grandma.
Grandmahadalwaysbeenkindtomeinmymemories,butIknewshecouldalsobestrictandharshwithmybrotherswhennecessary.HadshehurtsomeonetoprotecttheSanders? Carter,didyoufindanythingabouttheCarlyns? Notmuch,hereplied.Whiletheinternetisusefultoday,itwasntaseasytoresearchinyourgrandmastime.Somethingsarehardertotrackdown.
Hepattedmybackgently.Itslate.Letssleepfornow.WemightlearnmorewhenwevisittheSanders tomorrow.
Thoughmybodywasexhausted,mymindracedallnight.Icouldntwait touncoverthetruth.
Thenextmorning.CarterandIvisitedtheSanderresidenceforthefirsttimesinceeverythinghadunfolded.Josh ,whohadrecentlyhadheartsurgery,wasathomerecovering, As Lsteppedinto theSanderresidenceagain ,Iwasstruckbyhowemptyandlifelesstheyardfelt.
Mostofthemaidsweregone,andJoshwassittingonthecouchinhispajamas,staringatus.
Whatbringsyoutwohere?heasked.
Inashorttime,hehadgonefromastrong,middleagedmantosomeonewholooked mucholder.
Hishair,whichhadbeenonlypartiallygraybefore,wasnowfullygray.Thewrinklesonhisfaceweremorenoticeable,hisbackhadbecomehunched,andhiseyeshadlosttheirusualbrightness.
Injust acouple ofweeks,heseemedtohaveaged.
Hehadbe myfatherforover20years.Seeinghimlikethis,Ifeltmoresadnessthananger.
Theyhadbroughtituponthemselves,buttheywerejustpeoplewhohadbeenmisled.
Iaskedawkwardly,Areyoufeelinganybetter? Iwont dieyet,herepliedbluntly.
2/3 Chapter334InformingtheSanders,AnnaanImpostor Greglookedexhaustedaswell.Idheardhisgirlfriendhadrecentlybrokenupwithhim.
HewascautionsaboutCarterspresencebutstillpoliteJowardus.
Letsgettothepoint.Myfatherneedsrest,Gregsaid, Cartersvoiceremainedcalm.WecameheretodiscusssomethingaboutAnna.
Gregsighed .Ialreadyknowaboutmysisterschild.Itsgone.
TheSandershadalreadybeenthroughsomuchturmoil,andmoneydidntmatteranymore.

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Noamountofmoneycouldbringbackthepeopletheyhadlost.
+3FreeCoins Itsnotjustthat, Cartercontinued.
TheresbeenalotgoingonwiththeBoltonstoo.BoththeBoltonsandtheSandershavebeentargeted.
HelookedatJosh.Mr.Sander,Iunderstandyouregrieving,butifyoukeepgoinglikethis,youmightloseyourlastsonaswell.
Joshsexpressionsoftenedwithahintofhope,andCarteradded,Youneedto thatthedeaths werentaccidents.Theywereplanned.Myfamilyhasalsobeenaffectedbysimilarincidents.Weneedtoworktogethernow.
WhathappenedtotheBoltons? CarterquicklyexplainedthesituationinvolvingSheilaandAnna.Afterlistening,Joshwentquiet, andGregslammedhisfistonthetable.Whatareyougettingat? Isaid,Annaisntyourrealdaughter.
Josh,whohadbeensilent,staredatmeindisbelief.Whatdidyoujustsay? Shesanimposter,TherealAnnaisstillalive.
Joshsfacedrainedofcolorashestammered,Aareyousayingshesnotmydaughter?Shesfake? Yes.
IpulledoutthepaternitytestresultsIhadpreparedearlier.ThisistheDNAcomparison.Itshowsshesnotbiologicallyrelatedtoyou.
Joshseyesfilledwithtearsashiswholebodyshook.So,IvebeenhurtingChloe,allthistime,becauseofthisimposter? Greggrabbedthereport,hishandstremblingashereadit.
Dad,we…weresorryforChloe!