Chapter 116: Recognizing One's Ancestors and Returning to the Clan

"Grandpa?"

Sophie Allen was taken aback, feeling even more bewildered.

Jason Thompson revealed a kindly smile. The wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were filled with joy at finding his granddaughter. "Yes, indeed, twenty years have passed, and I had no idea you existed. It was really by chance that I found you now."

"You've suffered so much over the past twenty years!"

As Jason spoke, his yellowed eyes grew moist.

Somehow, despite not recognizing the man in front of her, when he choked up, Sophie felt a sharp, sudden pain in her heart.

Could this be what's call familial bond?

Moved as if by some unseen force, Sophie reached out to wipe away the tears at the corner of Jason's eyes. "Don't cry."

Yet this gesture only made the old man cry harder.

Only when Jason had calmed down did Sophie express her confusion.

"I...I always thought my mother was an orphan, that I didn't have grandparents…"