No. It was just the whimsical wish of an old man.

Maria was indeed old enough to be the daughter that Julie had lost, but that was one of the reasons that Bill had chosen to adopt her in the first place.

When it came to her appearance, Maria didn't look anything like Julie, except for her eyes which Mathias had mentioned.

Twenty years ago, Julie had been famous for her beauty in Broome. Maria was also such an outstanding beauty-so beautiful that the director Francis had wanted to cast her as his lead actress as soon as he set eyes on her.

However, the beauty of the two women was at two extremes, as different as yin and yang.

Julie's beauty was like a perfect piece of art, with all the right angles and curves.

Moreover, she exuded a noble and elegant aura that was no doubt cultivated by growing up in the affluent Smith family household since she was a child.

Maria was the stark opposite of that.

If the types of beauty that existed in the world could be compared to students in a classroom, then Maria's beauty was like the mischievous student in class who always slacked off and yet scored full marks in every subject.

She was so perfect that no one could find fault with her, but it also annoyed them to the point of hating her

Her beauty was Like a single peak that rose to a thousand feet among the mountains, standing tall and proud. It was unwilling to be connected to the other mountains, and it was unwilling to leave even a small mountain road for tourists to climb up.

Maria's beauty was cold and aloof, preventing anyone from getting close to her.

Therefore, Maria did not resemble Julie at all. The two of them couldn't be mother and daughter.

And yet, this conclusion made Julie sigh in disappointment .

Anyway, she would get a maternity test as agreed. Maria had already arrived at Broome before her, so it would not be difficult to get one.

But Julie had to hide the matter from her husband and from Vivian, otherwise the two of them would be mad at her.

In the meantime, she also had to pay attention to her father, making sure that he wouldn't get his hopes up that Maria would be the blood of the Smith family.

Fortunately, there was one person she could discuss the matter with— Anthony. After all, he would soon be her son-in-law.

Julie found that she couldn't trust any of the people around her. Anthony, on the other, was practically a stranger, but she knew she could rely on him.

After being away from Broome for so many years, Julie did not have the contacts needed to arrange a maternity test without anyone knowing at such short notice.