Chapter 253

Austin Quinn gripped his fork, eyes blank as he stared at Matthew Quinn. His lips trembled nervously, but not a single word came out. In the end, he could only turn his head and glance anxiously at Chloe Garland. “We ran into each other on the street overseas. After your livestream proposal, I went traveling to clear my head. He was begging for water, clinging to my leg. The thing that caught my attention was that he could speak Chinese. Then he told me he’d escaped from human traffickers and accidentally stowed away on a ship that brought him out of the country. He said he vaguely remembered he used to be from a wealthy family, from Westbridge. That instantly made me think of Austin. I pulled up his shirt, and sure enough—he had a birthmark at the exact same spot as Austin used to. So I brought him back, and arranged for a DNA test with Aunt Vivian.” Chloe spoke slowly and calmly as she nudged Austin to stand and lifted his shirt to show Matthew the birthmark on his waist—it did look