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.

was no more need to say anymore to a stranger. More tears welled up in Johanna’s eyes. Her hope, which had been long lost, was now back again.

I must’ve scared you just now. I was being too

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

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

time, there had been an earthquake that turned the whole city into chaos. Many people were seriously hurt, leaving behind a lot of orphans and I happened to be one of them, I suppose. That friend

never even talked about this with Sebastian before, but

shook. She covered her face and suddenly burst into tears, unable to hold in her

on

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

how to feel. She looked at Johanna with a faint smile on her face and said, “Maybe

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

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

in Natalie’s eyes, Johanna held her quivering hand and asked cautiously.

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

“O… Okay.”

Ever since she had cut off all ties with the Quinn family, she only had one person left in the world that she considered family-Hannah. She had

course, the rich ladies had overheard their conversation. Surprise,

rich ladies quickly looked away awkwardly, knowing full well that they had just

one dared to say

status, but now, it was revealed that she might be the daughter

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