Chapter 124

• Diane's world came crashing down around her as Charlotte's words hung in the air like a challenge. Her eyes widened in shock, her breaths growing heavy and labored as she struggled to process the revelation.
• "What? Wait, I don't understand?" she stammered, her voice trembling with a mix of fear and denial. "What do you mean I'm your sister?" she asked, her eyes scanning Charlotte's face as if searching for a glimmer of hope that this was all just a cruel joke.
• "I'm saying we're related," Charlotte replied, her voice soft and gentle as she reached out to take Diane's hand. But Diane jerked her hand away, her face twisted in anguish.