Chapter 149: Am I your daughter?
As soon as the words tumbled out of her mouth, I felt my heart sink to the pit of my stomach within the next second as I froze in place. My eyes widened with disbelief and shock and my lips were left agape as I stared at her as though time had come to a standstill. My mind was struggling to comprehend what I had just heard when her voice snapped me back to reality this time.
"I think this is something we need to talk about over tea," she suggested with a smile.
I nodded after a moment of hesitation, my mind was still a mess as my thoughts and questions were swirling inside of my head like a damn hurricane. "Yeah, sure..." I managed to mutter under my breath.
Before I knew it, I found myself sitting across the table from Natalie in a quaint little cafe not too far away from the studio. Of course she had booked out the cafe, and it was just the two of us with a barista standing behind the coffee machine, far away from us.
I lifted my head and watched as she took a sip of her hot chamomile tea before setting it back down on the table and leaning back into the chair with a relaxed and comfortable posture. She turned to look at me and our eyes met briefly before her gaze flickered down to glance at my cup of untouched hot latte.
"You are not drinking your coffee," she pointed out.
My heart was still thudding loudly against my chest, threatening to burst out at any second as my mind raced with thoughts. I let out a soft nervous chuckle and we locked eyes this time.
"I’m confused," I admitted. "You said that you think I’m your daughter?" I questioned with a raised brow, disbelief written all over my face as I looked at her with a blank look plastered across my face.
"Mhmm..." she murmured under her breath casually as she maintained her calm demeanour despite this bizarre situation, like it was nothing.