Natalia kicked off the conversation, "I'd be happy to take your last name, no matter what the first one is."
Cornelia retorted, "You can't just pick a name out of thin air."
She pondered for quite a while, thought it through and finally came up with something she was pleased with. "Natalia, how about Tahlia Stewart?"
The name was her previous name with a twist. Cornelia hoped that with Natalia adopting the name Tahlia, she would emerge from the darkness into a life filled with light.
Natalia responded, "I love it. It's a great name."
Patricia savored the sound of the name. "Tahlia, sounds good to me."
Natalia chimed in, "We're all set with the name then."
Cornelia gave her a curt, "Sure."
After the initial excitement, Natalia, or rather Tahlia now, started to fret, "We're going to have a hard time getting me out of the Reese family."
Cornelia reassured her with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll handle it. No matter what the Reese family pulls, I'll make sure you move out."
In the middle of this, the doorbell rang.
Patricia rushed to open the door, "Mr. Wilson, what brings you here?"
"Marc asked me to help his wife, how could I say no?" Leonardo stood at the doorway and called out, "Cornelia, Marc told me you're going to the police station with Natalia?"
Cornelia ran out immediately, "What did you say?"
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