My Heart only Beats for You

"Auntie, you can call me Natalie. You held me when I was a newborn, there's no need to be so formal," said Natalie seriously as she looked at Jessie. Jessie felt as if something had tugged on her heartstrings.

Indeed, when Natalie was first born, she had held her in her own arms.

Back then, Natalie was still a wrinkled, tiny baby, crying loudly in her arms.

Jessie was still young back then. It was her first time holding a child, so she was particularly emotional when she held the tiny Natalie.

When she sent Natalie to the orphanage, she had even fed Natalie.

In the blink of an eye, the little baby in her arms had grown so big, even taller than her.

Jessie suddenly felt a little guilty.

"Natalie," she whispered. "Honestly, it's all in the past."

Natalie sighed.

How could she not know that it was all in the past?

It was just that she had not yet received closure, especially when she found out how her parents had died.

"Auntie, you didn't tell me in detail last time. I want to know exactly what happened to my parents back then. Please, Madam Lawson, tell me." Natalie's serious and determined eyes were fixed on Jessie's face.

Jessie hesitated.

After a while, she took out a newspaper from the drawer next to her and handed it to Natalie. She said, "This is the report about the incident at that time. You can have a look at it."

After saying that, Jessie turned her head away and did not look at Natalie again.

When Natalie saw the newspaper, which had already faded yellow, her fingertips trembled violently.

She took a deep breath, then took a look at it.

The newspaper was from over twenty years ago. It had a report on a shooting incident which happened on the streets of the United States.

At that time, a high official from the United States had gone on a trip and was about to be assassinated by a special agent. Fortunately, the agent was discovered by an army officer called Santiago Lawson and was shot dead on the spot.

Natalie saw a photo

was a man with a fierce face.

reason, when she saw her biological father, Natalie

put down the newspaper and asked, "Auntie, do you

Jessie shook her head.

Natalie's eyes turned gloomy.

you met

for a

She took a bullet straight to the head. When I saw her, she was already gone. Her whole head was covered in blood, so

it, Natalie felt as if

mother lying in

emotions

a

know where the officer named Santiago Lawson

flashed through Jessie's

see him? It's already in the past. Besides, he was only doing his duty back then. Are you seeking revenge? Natalie, it's not

not my intention. I just want to meet him for a bit, the man who caused my parents' deaths. I want to ask him personally, was there no other way back then other than killing my father

about it, Natalie. Let bygones be

him." Natalie was

didn't know what to say all

and wanted to examine Jessie. She asked Natalie to leave

back later then, Auntie,"

the time. "There's a cafeteria in the hospital. I'll ask my

you, Auntie," Natalie

Natalie left, Jessie's eyes

held

when she first held

own unfortunate family conditions, she wouldn't have been willing to hand Natalie over to

remembered that on the way to the orphanage, Natalie had

almost melted her young

after over 20 years, Jessie

conducting a physical checkup on

was the only one left in the

thought, Jessie