The matter of her family background was a sensitive issue for Natalie, so she was grateful for the other woman was consideration

But she sensed no malice from Johanna, so after a moment’s hesitation, Natalie decided to answer her question.

“l was adopted by the Quinn family. As for my biological parents, I’m sorry, but I’m afraid I have no idea who they are.” Her voice instinctively quieted down as she spoke, and the words fell heavy between them.

Johanna’s face immediately changed. A mix of complicated emotions flashed across her eyes.

“Are you saying that you’re adopted?” she asked urgently, as if to confirm a crucial truth.

Johanna suddenly got overly emotional, which had a way of overwhelming Natalie, who then said in a gentle voice

“Yes, it’s true. I was adopted by the Quinn family.”

Tears started to well up in Johanna’s eyes. She patted Natalie’s shoulder and went on to ask, “How did the Quinn family adopt you?”

Natalie shook her head. Her memory of it was long gone. Besides, she didn’t want to recall such sad memories from her childhood, so she had been deliberately avoiding thinking about what happened in the past.

At the same time, Johanna had nothing to do with her. Why was she asking so many questions? Natalie was feeling a bit confused about what was going on.

say anymore to a stranger. More tears welled up in Johanna’s eyes. Her hope, which had been long lost, was now back again. She clutched onto Natalie’s hand and

sorry, Natalie. I must’ve scared you just now. I

resigned tone, “I can’t remember what happened that day in the

best to recall the past. She had no idea why this lady suddenly burst into tears, but she had a

city into chaos. Many people were seriously hurt, leaving behind a lot of orphans and I happened to be one of them, I suppose.

had never even talked about this with Sebastian before,

whole body shook. She covered her face and suddenly

what was going on. She patted her on the shoulder and tried to comfort

and I mistakenly took

shocked and didn’t know how to feel. She looked at Johanna with a faint smile on her face and said, “Maybe this is just a

I just knew it. I’ve been having a familiar feeling ever since I saw

that Johanna was familiar and kind. From what Johanna said, that might be true. After all, everything from her age, appearance, and her story all matched that of Johanna’s

hand and asked cautiously. “Natalie, would you

She scared that she’d only be disappointed if it turned out that they weren’t res

“O… Okay.”

all ties with the Quinn family, she only had one person left

Surprise, shock,

could this be? The plain charity party had unfolded so dramatically. The rich ladies quickly looked away awkwardly, knowing

to say

born into a low status, but now, it was revealed that

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