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.

a stranger. More tears welled up in Johanna’s eyes. Her hope,

scared you just now. I

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

had no idea why this lady suddenly burst into tears, but she had a feeling she might feel better if

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 of theirs heard that they wanted to adopt a child. That was why he

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

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

on. She patted her on the shoulder and tried to

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,

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

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. I

be true. After all, everything from her age,

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

She scared that she’d only be disappointed if it turned out

“O… Okay.”

off all ties with the Quinn family, she

rich ladies had overheard their conversation. Surprise, shock, and embarrassment

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

dared to say even

a low status, but now, it was

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