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.

there’s nothing else you’d like to talk about, I 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 eyes. Her hope, which had been long lost, was now

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

in a resigned tone, “I can’t remember what happened that day in the past clearly. I’ll have

tried her 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

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

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

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

on. She patted her on the shoulder and tried to comfort her, “Mrs. White, what’s

hospital, there was an earthquake. It was such a chaos and I mistakenly took someone else’s

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 the

wiped away her tears. After that, she argued, “I 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 blood, you know? I believe that.

might be true.

and hesitation in Natalie’s eyes, Johanna held her quivering hand and asked cautiously. “Natalie, would you like

first instinct was to doubt it. She scared that she’d only be disappointed if it turned out that they weren’t res related. But

“O… Okay.”

no reason to refuse. Ever since she had cut off all ties with the Quinn family, she

Surprise, shock, and

ladies quickly looked away awkwardly, knowing full well that they had just been insulting Natalie moments

dared to say

born into a low status, but now,

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