The next morning, Norman and the others all came to the mansion. We were sitting in the lobby just like last time. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17lGWAvmUc
"We want to talk with Ms. Helia. Can you please leave us alone?" Ray talked to the staff in the lobby and tried to send them away. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOM0J9yTtjE
After ensuring they left the lobby, Norman asked "Emma, there is one place we want to take you to. Can you come with us tonight?"192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8a7DYesOL
It seemed like they were not trying to take me to a dangerous place, and I wanted to trust them. If my prediction was correct, they already knew everything about me. Not just my past, but also the secret behind the family of Woodhouse and Mr.Winston. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0XwPodPrV
"Okay, I will go with you guys." I wanted to know what happened in my past and the true reason they adopted me. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM1zsgB3IH5
People around me were all hiding something from me, including my parents, Mr.Winston and them. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I decided to be the one who took action first.
Ray led us to walk under the stairs in the basement of my mansion. He seemed to know the inner structure of the mansion. We avoided getting found by the guard in the basement because we walked quietly.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5A0GT5zF2
Then I saw a secret door in the corner of the basement. Gilda unlocked the door quickly and we got into the secret room of the basement. "Do you know why your parents never want to come to the basement? It's because they don't want you to find this out." 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UaweABtmp
There were probably hundreds of glass jars lined up on shelves. What was inside the jars were…… human organs. Human eyeballs, hearts, lungs, kidneys were put in the jars, and the fishy smell of blood and organs was congested in the room. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNRQmt6DTl
"What are these?" I asked and covered my nose and mouth. The smells stimulated my nose and I could feel the gastric acid coming up through my throat. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnzS0IqveU
"This is the truth of this family. The Woodhouses get and sell human organs illegally. Wealth is one of the reasons they do it, but most importantly, almost every member of the Woodhouse has had congenital defects in their organs since two to three generations before. "192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSkeNDCEcc1
"This family thinks it is a curse from God because their ancestors sacrificed many innocent people to lead the United States to win WWIII. The Woodhouse family had none of these congenital defects before WWIII started. However, the child of the head who controlled the army during the war was the first one who had these problems in the family. Talking about getting human organs, you probably already know where these organs are from. Don't you, Emma?" Norman said.
My sweat came through my neck "Don't tell me...these are from the children of the orphanage we used to live in?"
"Yes, these are all from the children who lived in Grace Field House. The Woodhouse built the orphanage and put a huge amount of money into running it about sixty years ago, just after WWIII ended. People can hardly get human organs legally because the government of the United States banned the trade of it."192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPDHVCi8q7
"Most people got their organs damaged when the toxic gas was released in The United States during the war, and even the next generation could not avoid it. Nonetheless, there is one place that didn't get polluted in the whole country. 192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDPkrQHH1I
"The Woodhouse put the children from that place into our orphanage because children usually have a better quality of organs compared to adults. When the children turn twelve years old, it is the “harvest” time which means it is the best timing for the quality of organs. The children were told that they would be adopted when they turned twelve but they would actually have surgery to get their organs. That's the reason why the children who got “adopted” never came to visit the orphanage because they most likely died after the surgery."192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkEx1OLQyS4
I didn't know what to say. I did not even feel that shocked. I felt so furious, pathetic and astonished. These feelings mixed up together and made me heartbroken.
Don and the others sent me back to my room. I said nothing on the way back. They probably noticed I was feeling confused so they didn't try to start a conversation.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMt1c9Vci2e
I lay on my bed and thought about everything they had told me. If what they said was true then why did my parents adopt me as their daughter? Anyway, I was in the middle of the truth. I couldn't stop searching for it now.
At the same time, someone came onto the balcony of my room. It was Mr. Winston."It's very rude of you to get into a lady's room without permission. What did you come here for?" I asked emotionlessly.192Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMisH4aoJGL
"You found out the truth of this family,” he said. “So what will you do next? You know you can’t keep playing Helia Woodhouse and pretend nothing has happened."
"I don't know. I can’t think of anything now." I answered honestly.
"You can't stay like this forever because your 'harvest' time is coming soon as well." He jumped from the balcony after leaving this message.
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