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.

go now.” Natalie thought that there was no more need to say anymore to a stranger. More tears welled up in

must’ve scared you just now. I

proceeded to sit down again and said in a resigned tone, “I can’t remember what happened that day

had no idea why this lady suddenly burst into tears, but she had a feeling she might feel better

heard my adoptive father say that I was picked up by an acquaintance of his in Barnes. At that time, there had been an earthquake that turned the whole city into chaos. Many people were seriously hurt, leaving behind

said that,Natalie was lost in thoughts.She had never even talked about this with Sebastian before, but now

turned extremely pale and her whole body shook. She covered

patted her on

took out a handkerchief from her bag in her hand and proceeded to wipe her tears. She looked up at Natalie again with a serious expression on her face and said while sobbing at the same time, “Twenty-three years ago, when my daughter was born in the hospital, there was an earthquake. It was such a chaos and I mistakenly took someone else’s daughter home. Over the years, my husband and I have always been looking for our real daughter but never managed to find her. Not long ago, I saw on the news of your marriage with Brandon Larson. I noticed that you look a

on

tears. After that, she argued, “I didn’t make a mistake. I just knew it. I’ve been having a familiar feeling ever since

From what Johanna said, that might be true. After all, everything from her age, appearance, and her story

eyes, Johanna held her quivering hand and asked cautiously. “Natalie, would you like to undergo a paternity test

her gaze hesitantly, not knowing what to say. Her first instinct was to doubt it. She scared that she’d only be disappointed if it turned out that they weren’t res related.

“O… Okay.”

Ever since she had cut off all ties with the Quinn family, she only had one person left in

Surprise, shock, and embarrassment were written all over their

ladies quickly looked

say even one

being born into a low status, but now, it was

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