Chapter 51 The inescapable past
Word Number:217
Author:九月十二
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Release Time:2026-02-08
Ling's words left me stunned, my eyes as lifeless as ashes. Despite all the signs indicating that I had a mother who cut human flesh, deep down, I didn't really believe it. I believed that Mom had her unavoidable reasons. But now that Mom had confessed everything to Ling, my last shred of self-respect was gone. I didn't know how to face Ling. "Honey, Auntie was wrong to steal and cut human flesh, but she had her unavoidable reasons. Can you forgive her?" Ling cautiously tried to persuade me. "She raised you all by herself. It was so tough for her." "Moreover, this time, she cut human flesh and refined corpse oil all because of us. There's a legend that after a woman takes a bath in corpse oil, she can be reborn and start anew. Auntie has sacrificed so much for you and me!" Ling said, choking up. "And there's one more thing I think I should tell you." Ling paused and then continued, "Actually, Uncle San is your real father!" "What?" My mind went blank. I remembered that Uncle San had always been extremely kind to us, a widow and her child. Now I understood there was such a reason behind it. When I learned this shameful secret that Uncle San was actually my r