Dance''s moods were muddled, but charlotte listened intently, as though absorbing every detall could somehow make up for the years he had missed in Natalie''s life. The more Gowespoke, the move Charlotte becamediced that Opace truly keel NatGe


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    Charlone had no intentions. After taking are away, she had male every effort in care for her. Grace cling to her hand and insisted that charlette looked like talle''s real mother-dat she was indeed Natalie''s Holipkalnom


    trace ako mentioned that after Victor and Diana found Natalie, they had teamed up to bullyi Tanily Everyword Grace spoke reflected her love and fierce protection of Natale,


    bully Natalie, and Charlotte, as her biological mother, should be the one to contron Victor''s


    Chucktte was deeplemoved, and her respect for Grace grew even mote


    However, an charlotte exined herselt, Natalie remained silent A sense of malety and impatience began to creep in.


    "Nabe, DraketTV Are you angry with Money?


    “Grandma, let me see WAL?


    Finally, Natalie spoke, but she didn''t respond to charlotte''s words, instead, she asked to seetirace.


    charlotte quickly adjusted the phone to show dare. "Nattle, lock, Freally baren''t hurt cirandina. I''m at your and your grandma''s house-in your room."


    Grace chimed in cheerhilly, "Nattie, don''t worry I''m line. Your moosh so perity Theber."


    charlotte mowed the phone in all directions so Natalie could get a better look. Natale studied the screen carefully, ensuring Grace had not been harmed. Seeing Grace''s cheerful face, unbothered and centent, reassured het.


    Still, Natalie didn''t know how to address Charlotte. Without a paternity test, and only relying on the resemnce,


    "Nattic, your mom is so beautiful! Her photos from when she was young lock just like you!"


    Grace took the phone from Charlotte''s hands. “Nattle, why can''t I see you?”


    "switched the camera"


    Once Charlotte moved away from the phone''s camera, Natale spoke gently.


    "Grandma, are you at home?


    her "mom" felt impossible.


    "Yes! Your mom wanted to see where you lived when you were little, so I brought her here I even showed her your childhood photos and videos. I don''t know what''s going on. She was watching the videos and crying kept measuring her that i hadn''t hurt you, but she couldn''t stop crying it took a lot of effort to calm her down, but now she''s crying.


    "Grandma, don''t go with strangers, and don''t bring strangers home."


    Natalie''s voice was soft but firm. "She might not be my real mom. There are probably seven people in the world who look exactly like me


    “Ah!” dece traze, trying to make sense of Natale''s words.


    Beside her, Charlotte silently wept, struck motionless by the statement.


    From the moment she saw Natalie''s photo on the adoption website, Charlotte had been certain it was her biological daughter. There was no doubt in her mind


    But now, bearing Natalie''s words, Charlotte suddenly began to question everything,


    There was a saying, “A mother and daughter share a natural bend. It is an unspoken connection". She wondered why her daughter didn''t feel that way. Not only that, but she referred to her as a stranger.


    Although Natalie said "maybe", Charlotte could tell she was merely trying tofort Grace. Deep down, Natale didn''t believe she was her biological mother. And even if she were it was clear that Natale might never ept it


    “Grandma, I''m going to call Sarah toe take you back to the nursing home. It''s not safe for you here. Okay?


    "I won''t go back!" Grace suddenly grew agitated. "I don''t want to go back. I want to stay at home,"


    “Then I''ll have Sarahe to your house and take care of you.”


    "I don''t want Sarah. I can take care of myself. I''m old, not stupid. I want to go home and find my mom."


    Grace turned to leave, but after taking a few steps, she stopped. “My mom doesn''t want me anymore. I can''t find my home..."


    Suddenly, Grace burst into tears. Charlotte rushed over tolet her. "Don''t cry! This is your home!!


    "What about my mom? Grace looked at Charlotte, tears in her eyes


    "Where is my mom Why doesn''t shee andderme when cry


    Chackatte was at a loss forwards.


    "Mrs. Walker,” Natalie''s we cut through the silence, "Please take my grandma back to the nursing home."


    "Mrs. Walker, don''t call me that." Natalie''s voice was firm, interrupting Charlotte. "We haven''t done a pateity test Just because we look alike doesn''t mean we''re mother and daughter. That''s absurd. Besides, Mrs. Walker, you have a daughter, don''t you?


    "Mrs. Walker, please take my grandma back to the nursing home"


    Natalie''s one grew more fortal, leaving no room for disagreement.


    Charlotte led deeply, reluctantly aging "Okay, I''ll take her back to the nursing home."


    "Grandma, be good and go back to the nursing home. Once I''m done, I''lle visit you" orace didn''t respond, just nodded with a look of deep sorrow


    Nattie, you go ahead. I''ll be pood?


    With that, Grace ended the video call and then turned to Charlotte with bright eyes. "Charlotte, take me to find Nattiel I miss Nattle. I want to go find her. I''ve saved so many sweets for Nattie. I want to take them to her.”


    Charlotte hesitated. She had just promised Natalie she''d take race back to the nursing home.


    “If you don''t take me, I won''t go to first grade. I''ll bully the other kids at kindergarten every day and make the teacher call my parents, then I''ll spank you.


    Charlotte trope


    Before she could respond, Grace plopped onto the floor, kicking her legs and crying loudly.


    Charlotte rubbed her temples, bent down, and tried to help Grace up, but Grace pped her hand away.


    I won''t get up unless you take me to find Nattie.”


    Gorge, who had been standing nearby, offered a suggestion. "Mrs. Walker, why don''t we take Mrs. Langley Senior to Ditoria State? Alter all, Ms. Natalle will be going home soon


    "But she''s already angry with us for taking Mrs. Langley Senior out of the nursing home," Charlotte hesitated. "If we take Mrs. Langley Senior to Dihoria State, I''m afraid she''ll


    "But Mrs. Langley Senior''s condition isn''t good. If she stays in Amberton, Victor''s family will be a problem. They''re like wolves, waiting to pounce. It''s easy to avoid direct attacks, but the hidden ones are harder to defend against. Ms. Natalie can''t always be with Mrs. Langley Senior, and with Victor and Dana''s ruthlessness, we can''t take any chances, "Mrs. Walker, we''re doing this for Mrs. Langley Senior''s well-being When Ms. Natalie finds out, she''ll understand."


    Charlotte felt conflicted she had seen Victor and Diana''s true nature, and she had witnessed Grace''s wavering love and care for Natalie. Gorge''s argument waspelling, but the reality was that her firstconversation with her dughter had gone disastrously wrong