It had no benefit other than shocking Mary and Gale!

Even for herself, it was all harm and no benefit!

Natalie asked, "Dad, you knew I was your daughter from the very beginning when you adopted me, right?"

Matthew kept his mouth shut, unwilling to mention it again.

"I'm your illegitimate daughter...I'm just your daughter who can't see the light of day! My mother was always hiding in the dark. In the corner, without identity or background, being the woman behind you!" Natalie said.

"Stop it, Natalie. I shouldn't have told you about your background!"

However, Natalie continued to ask, "Who is my mother? Where is she? What's her name? Have I met her? Do you know her? Why hasn't she come to recognize me for so many years?"

"Or is she... dead? I'll never see her again?"

"Answer me, Dad! Why did she not want me but let you adopt me?"

Matthew scolded, "Knowing about it won't do you any good!"

"Then I always have the right to know whether my biological mother is still alive!"

"Alive