Chapter 430

Quintis was at a loss for words. "I remember now!" Suddenly, a flash of insight lit up Emily's mind. Her eyes sparkled with excitement. "Quintis, I remember! He… He really could be our child, our long-lost baby! It's true. I'm sure of it. It must be him!" She was so overwhelmed with emotions that she began to tremble, and her words tumbled out in a jumble. Seeing her so certain, Quintis was deeply moved. "How can you be so sure? Do you have any proof?" She nodded, her thoughts drifting as if she were in a dream, and she said softly, "It just hit me! It was right here, at the same spot. He clashed with Tris, and I gave him a piece of my mind. "I saw the hatred in his eyes. He spat out that I was a vile woman, a coward who'd run out on her own flesh and blood. Then, he went on about how we were all rotten from the top down, the whole damn lot of us." At the time, Emily had been struck to the core by Jack's words. She had been stunned, unable to refute him. In the end, she had wav