Annalise gaped at him, she wasn't sure she had heard quite well but the smug look on Don Roberto's face said she had.
"You… You know my parents?" She asked in s
Why did they leave her?
Had they ever asked about her?
Did they care about their daughter they'd abandoned years ago?
She wanted to ask all of these questions and more. She wanted to know most especially if they ever loved her, if they thought about her.
Don Roberto slid a photo towards her and she immediately picked it up with shaky hands. A petite dark-haired woman with streaks of grey on it and fine lines around her mouth stared back at her.
Tears pooled in her eyes as she gawked at the woman who had birthed her, watching intently for resemblance of any sort between them.
She was beautiful in a sort of sad way, heavy eye bags ladened underneath her eyelids and her eyes looked empty like she had no joy left in them. Her lips had been pulled in a thin line.
