The woman led a double life for several years with one goal.
Annie Niu from China tragically lost her twin sister five years ago, but some relatives did not find out about it right away.
Annie's sister died of meningitis, the New York Post reports.
Only the parents knew about what happened.
They decided not to tell the grandparents the tragic news so as not to undermine their health.
This decision was made by Annie's father. He asked his daughter to pretend to be her deceased sister when meeting older relatives.
And for five years Annie managed to convince her loved ones that no terrible tragedy had happened in the family.
In the summer of 2024, the grandmother, who was 92 years old, felt seriously ill.
Then the twins' father decided to reveal the truth to her. He said that one of the granddaughters had been waiting for her in the afterlife for a long time.
So, over time, the rest of the family learned the truth.
Annie admitted that she had become accustomed to this state of affairs and was upset that her relatives learned the tragic news.
