She gently stroked Dorothy's hair.
"When I think about how much you have done for me, I realize that I don't care whether we are biologically related or not. In my heart, you became my daughter a long time ago, and nothing will ever change that."
Hearing those words, Dorothy finally relaxed.
She wrapped her arms around her mother and hugged her tightly, allowing herself to feel the warmth she had always associated with home.
Although Dorothy had reached the peak of her career and accumulated enough wealth to live comfortably for the rest of her life, she still could not imagine letting go of the woman who had raised her.
She did not have the courage to tell her mother that she should simply leave her behind and search for her biological daughter without worrying about her.
Dorothy was not that selfless.
In truth, she was rather selfish when it came to her mother.
After all, she had no one else in the world who was as important to her.
