Chapter 609: Mother and Daughter Officially Return to the Brookes Family

Natalie chuckled and tightened her grip on Tina's hand as she opened the grand door of the Brookes family home. As the mahogany door swung open, Natalie saw an old man, leaning on a cane and dressed in a suit, standing at the entrance with tears in his eyes. On seeing the door open, he staggered forward two steps, then stopped, trembling. He couldn't bring himself to move forward, nor could he believe this was all real. After more than thirty years, his precious daughter, who had been just over a meter tall when he lost her, was now a mother herself. Natalie approached, stopping a meter away from Grandpa Brookes, not daring to step closer. The gap of thirty years was not a barrier but a profound regret. Thankfully, now everything was as it should be. "Dad, it's me, Alina, I'm back," she said. Unable to hold back any longer, Grandpa Brookes hurried forward, his cane clattering to the side. He bent his stooped back and lifted his daughter up gently. Slowly, he reached out his wrinkle