Chapter 873

"I was born of my mother. I don't see that as any kind of shame. If you want to expose it, go ahead. At most, I lose the empty title of 'society's top debutante.' I'd never deny my own mom for the sake of vanity," Victoria had said.

It was the first time Jamie had ever heard such words, and for a moment, he found himself at a loss.

He had assumed Victoria, of all people, would value her reputation above everything. He never imagined she would treat it with such indifference.

Victoria continued, "You heard my conversation with my uncle just now. My mother saved my father's life. After he lost his memory, he fell in love with her. She never knew he already had a family. And later, my parents were lawfully married. I don't consider myself an illegitimate daughter."

Her honesty and composure struck Jamie as extraordinary.

Two strangers who had never spoken before somehow fell into a true conversation.

Jamie confessed that his childhood dream was to become a painter, but being born in