Maria, from a small town in Austria, discovered she was adopted after finding a photo of her biological parents. Despite her loving upbringing by her carpenter father, she yearned to find her real parents. An incident at the market led to an offer from a wealthy woman to live with her in Vienna, where Maria hoped to find her biological parents. At her new school, she faced challenges with bullies but eventually warmed up to a boy named Vincent. However, after believing Vincent had used her as part of a bet, she was heartbroken. Later, she learned the truth about her biological parents' criminal past and embraced her adoptive father's love. Vincent confessed his genuine feelings for Maria, and they reconciled.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Maria is from a small town in Austria.
2. Maria discovered she was adopted a few years ago.
3. Maria's adoptive father is a carpenter.
4. Maria's adoptive father had a fall at work and has a permanent limp.
5. Maria met a rich woman who offered to take her and her father to live with her in Vienna.
6. The rich woman's property is five times bigger than Maria's school.
7. Maria started at a new school in Vienna.
8. Maria met a girl named Liza who is mean to her.
9. Maria met a boy named Vincent who is initially mean to her but later becomes nice.
10. Vincent offers to help Maria find her real parents.
11. Maria and Vincent start to develop feelings for each other.
12. Vincent takes Maria to his mansion and shows her his library.
13. Maria finds out that her real parents were politicians who were sentenced to prison for 25 years.
14. Maria's adoptive father tells her that he hid the truth about her real parents because he thought it would bother her.
15. Maria forgives Vincent for his initial behavior and they share a kiss.