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.

talk about, I have to go now.” Natalie thought that there was no more need to say anymore to a stranger. More

Natalie. I must’ve scared you just now.

and said in a resigned tone, “I can’t

She had no idea why this lady suddenly burst into tears, but she had a

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

lost in thoughts.She had never even talked about this with Sebastian before, but now she was telling it to a woman

extremely pale and her whole body shook. She covered her

had no clue what was going on. She patted her on the shoulder

handkerchief from her bag in her hand and proceeded to wipe her tears. She looked up at 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

Johanna with a faint smile on her face and said, “Maybe this is just a coincidence. Things

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

that might be true.

quivering hand and asked

that she’d only be disappointed

“O… Okay.”

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

their conversation. Surprise,

The rich ladies quickly

to say

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

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