Profound Suspicions

Hayley didn't notice the disbelief that crossed Rosalie's expression until Rosalie exclaimed with shock.

"What? Wendy is your foster mother?" she inquired, her eyes glimmering with intrigue. "Do you mean Wendy Forbes from Clasold City?"

Hayley hesitated for a moment, then nodded in affirmation. She didn’t find Rosalie's astonishment strange, knowing that they both operated within the same professional sphere. Wendy Forbes, like Rosalie, was also a TV host and a popular figure.

Encouraged by her own thoughts, Hayley continued, nodding in affirmation. "Y- Yes, she is."

Rosalie grappled with her astonishment, her mind racing with several thoughts as she processed this new information. Something felt off, as if the pieces of a puzzle were not fitting together. She looked closely at Hayley, feeling an unfamiliar sensation arise within her. What was this? Could this young woman truly be her daughter? What if, when she was a child, she had fallen into Wendy's hands? How did everything connec