Suzanne saw how cautious Nathan was being and asked curiously,” Nathan, the previous DNA report


    was pretty credible too. Why did you still suspect that I’m not Suzanne York?”


    Awe and surprise filled Nathan’s eyes. “A woman who doesn’t know how to cook or do chores ends up


    being skilled in the arts, in ying piano, and even flower arrangements.


    “Not only that, but she’s knowledgeable in chemical science and foreignnguages. She also enjoys


    increasing her knowledge by reading books.


    “Someone like her may not necessarily be from a well-off family, but she definitely wouldn’t be from a


    poor background.”


    Suzanne thought Nathan’s rationale was logical. She suddenly realized that his way of thinking was


    pretty different from others. Nathan would always look beneath the surface level.


    So many people had a stereotypical impression of Suzanne after hearing about her past. They thought


    of her as a sleazy, immoral


    woman.


    Yet Nathan had always been respectful to her. He never attacked her or humiliated her because of her


    past.


    Suzanne slowly closed the distance between them and looked up into his eyes. She began nervously,


    “Nathan, if…”


    Nathan looked down. “Hm?”


    Suzanne paused, heart tightening in her chest. Sweat beaded at her back. She mustered up all her


    courage, wanting to confess her feelings to Nathan.


    Her voice grew soft, “If… I wasn’t Suzanne York…”


    Nathan got anxious seeing Suzanne so hesitant. “Yes?”


    “Would… Would you…”


    Nathan patiently waited for Suzanne to finish her sentence. For some reason, he grew more anxious


    the longer it took.


    Suzanne’s words caught in her throat. Her heart began pounding. She was so nervous her hands


    began sweating.


    Would you like me, even a little?


    Suzanne repeated the words she wanted to say in her mind, feeling her cheeks blush. In the end, she


    was still too shy to say it out loud.


    She instead asked, “Would you help me find my real family?”


    Nathan looked disappointed. So it wasn’t the question he had been hoping for.


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    Nathan felt awkward from his own misunderstanding. He looked away, saying, “Of course.”


    His phone then rang.


    Nathan nced at the phone screen before going to the balcony to answer the call. Suzanne didn’t pay


    attention to his conversation over


    the phone.


    Not even half a minuteter, Nathan walked back into the room with a


    nervous, tense expression.


    “I’m going to head out for a bit.” He went to the shelf to get his car


    keys.


    Suzanne knew whatever happened was a private affair given Nathan was using his own car. “What


    happened?”


    “Sally attempted suicide,” Nathan said solemnly, walking past Suzanne.


    Suzanne was stunned. Her heart sank.


    Whether or not Nathan still loved Sally, the tender way he called her name and his nervousness still


    meant that he hadn’tpletely let go of her.


    Sally still had a special ce in Nathan’s heart. He was just


    disappointed in the woman she turned out to be. Yet the love he had for her would never go away.


    Nathan had loved Sally for more than two decades. How could a love like that be so easily reced?


    The door shut behind Nathan as he left.


    Suzanne stood where she was, her body seemingly frozen in ce. She slowly closed her eyes.


    Suzanne choked on her emotions, silently reminding herself to not have silly daydreams anymore.


    She heaved a deep sigh and nced up at the ceiling, blinking her moistened eyes. After the sadness


    passed, Suzanne took out her phone to make a call.