Chapter 1616

Corinne turned to look out the window and massaged her temples. "In other words, you got nothing out of the trip." "No. I did get something." Corinne's eyes lit up with hope once more. "What did you get?" Lucas looked deeply into her eyes. "I heard Nellie Nymphaea's voice on the phone through that friend, and I'm a hundred percent sure that's our mother's voice! I believe that there aren't any two voices the same in the world. The timbre of the voice, the intonation, and the habitual use of the words are all the same!" Corinne's eyes trembled. "So it's really Mom?" Lucas nodded. "Yes, it's her." Corinne's eyes turned red. "Mom… She's still alive." It pained Lucas to see Corinne in such a state. He stroked her head and said, "Yes, she's still alive." Corinne looked up at Lucas. "But why doesn't she want to see you? Does she know that it was you who wanted to meet?" Lucas shook his head. "No, she didn't know it was me. I asked my friend not to tell her beforehand." Corinne took