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.

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. She clutched onto Natalie’s hand

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

can’t remember what happened that day in the past clearly. I’ll have

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

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

had never even talked about this with Sebastian before, but now she was telling

shook. She covered her face and suddenly burst

on. She patted her on the shoulder and tried to comfort her,

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 lot like my husband and me, so I came here to

She looked at Johanna with a faint smile on her face and said, “Maybe this is

a familiar feeling ever

also had the feeling that Johanna was familiar and kind. From what Johanna said, that might be true. After all, everything from her age,

quivering hand and asked cautiously. “Natalie, would you like to undergo a

Her first instinct was to doubt it. She scared that she’d only be disappointed if it turned

“O… Okay.”

family, she only had one person left in the world that she

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

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

to say even one more

all mocked Natalie for being born into a low status, but now, it was revealed that she

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