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.

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

sorry, Natalie. I must’ve scared you just

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

past. She had no idea why this lady suddenly burst

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

had never even talked about this with Sebastian before, but now she was telling it to a woman she had just met for a

Johanna’s face turned extremely pale and her whole body shook. She covered her face and suddenly burst into tears, unable to hold

on the shoulder and tried to comfort her, “Mrs.

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 lot like my husband and

feel. She looked at Johanna with a faint smile on her face and said, “Maybe this is just a coincidence. Things like this

didn’t make a mistake. I just knew it. I’ve been having a familiar feeling ever since I saw you. Families are linked by

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

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

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

“O… Okay.”

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

overheard their conversation. Surprise, shock, and embarrassment were written all over

The plain charity party had unfolded so dramatically. The rich ladies quickly looked away awkwardly, knowing full well that they had just been

say

into a low status, but now, it was revealed that she might

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