Lina's POV
"Don't look so shocked! We don't share DNA, but he's still absolutely my dad. Look how well he raised me!"
"Chloe..." I struggled to find words. "If Adrian isn't your biological father, then you..."
"My birth parents were researchers volunteering in Africa. During a civil conflict, my biological father was killed. My mother survived the birth but passed away shortly after from complications. Before she died, she asked her closest friend—Adrian—to take care of me. He kept his promise. He brought me home and raised me as his own."
"So Adrian took you in just to honor that promise?" I asked, trying to understand.
"Exactly. My birth mother left me a recorded message before she died. I heard it as a child but didn't understand it. Years later, I overheard Dad talking
