Chapter 794

Joanna shook her head. She took a deep breath and carefully opened the envelope. Inside were a yellowed photograph and two handwritten pages. The photo showed a young, beautiful woman with a toddler, roughly a year old, tucked in her arms. Both wore joyful smiles on their faces. Joanna recognized them instantly. The woman in the photo was her mother, Matilda Cole, and the toddler was her. Her hands trembled as she took the photo out. Tears instantly blurred her vision. Sheila, who was standing next to her, felt a pang of sorrow seeing her cry. She gently comforted Joanna. "Don't take it too hard, sweetheart. Your mother loved you so much. She did everything she could for you. I believe she left this behind so one day, you'd learn the truth." Joanna wiped her tears and carefully put away the photo and the letter. She looked up at Sheila, her eyes shining with gratitude. "Thank you, Mrs. Jones. If it weren't for you, I might never have known that my mother left something for me."