<h4>Chapter 1226: Chapter 1223: You are one year younger than your sister Joanna Lawrence.</h4>


    "True. Your adoptive parents treat you so well, there’s little difference from your biological parents. However, have you thought about finding your biological parents? Didn’t your father tell you where your biological parents are now?"


    "I have. What child wouldn’t want to know who their biological parents are?" Annie Lawrence sighed, apparently a little sad. "My adoptive father told me that he had lost contact with my birth parents a long time ago, so even he doesn’t know where they are now."


    "Forget it, I probably won’t think about it anymore. Maybe, I am just not meant to meet them in this lifetime."


    "Annie, don’t be too sad. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked you these questions."


    Sounds of sobbing emerged from behind.


    Madam White turned around incredulously.


    Annie Lawrence was facing away from her, her dress half off and hadn’t changed into her clothes yet.


    Madam White immediately noticed the red mark on Annie’s hip.


    She stared in shock at the red mark.


    Reba Kelloway noticed Madam White’s reaction and, pretending ignorance, walked over to Madam White with a curious expression, "Madam White, what’s wrong?"


    Madam White didn’t speak, she kept staring at the red mark on Annie’s hip; after staring for a moment, she looked up at Annie with aplex gaze.


    This mark, and the things she just said...


    All these signs indicated that the girl named Annie Lawrence might very well be her daughter.


    The location of the birthmark, Madam White knew well.


    As soon as she saw it on Annie, she was almost certain of her identity.


    But, at this moment, Madam White did not feel much joy.


    This waspletely different from when she initially thought that Joanna Lawrence was her daughter.


    Then, she was full of joy and anticipation, she could hardly wait to acknowledge her as her daughter.


    But now...


    She doesn’t have that desire at all.


    She doesn’t want to admit that this girl in front of her could be her dear Cecilia.


    But that birthmark, and the things she just said...


    The fact that Cecilia had a red birthmark, she only told to her son.


    No one else would know.


    "Madam White, you’ve been staring at Annie. Is there something wrong with her?" Reba said as she signaled Annie with her eyes.


    "Yeah, Madam White, is there something wrong with me?" Annie Lawrence touched her face uneasily.


    "No."


    Madam White was silent for a moment, then turned to Reba and said, "Reba, could you go out for a bit? I’d like to talk to Annie alone."


    "Huh? Of course, yeah. Annie, I’ll go first then. I’ll wait for you downstairs."


    Reba left the room and closed the door behind her.


    *


    Annie Lawrence was alone with Madam White in the room.


    Confronted with Madam White’s inquiring and probing gaze, she panicked for her guilty conscience.


    "Madam White, do you...do you have something to tell me?" With Reba gone, Annie was afraid of giving herself away, she didn’t dare to meet Madam White’s eyes.


    Madam White looked at her steadily for a moment, and asked without emotion, "Just now, you said that your current parents are your adoptive parents?"


    "Yes." Annie clenched her hand, her heartbeat quickening.


    Madam White narrowed her eyes, her gaze sharp as she asked, "But from what I know, you’re only younger than your sister Joanna Lawrence by one year, you’re only eighteen this year, right?"