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.

to say anymore to a stranger. More tears welled up in Johanna’s eyes.

I must’ve scared you just now. I was

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

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

don’t know exactly where it was they found me. But I’ve 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 a lot of orphans and I happened to be one of them, I suppose.

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

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

no clue what was going on. She patted her on the shoulder and tried to comfort her,

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

was 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 coincidence. Things like this happen in

I just knew it. I’ve been having a familiar feeling ever since I saw you. Families are linked by blood, you know? I believe that. I really think that we’re

said, that might be true. After all, everything

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

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

“O… Okay.”

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

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

dramatically. The rich ladies quickly looked away awkwardly, knowing

say even one

Natalie for being born into a low status, but now, it was revealed

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