A woman was left stunned after her quest for her biological mom who abandoned her as a child led to a disturbing discovery.
As reported by TIME magazine, Adriana and her husband Leoandro, who both live in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have been searching for their respective mothers, who were both called Maria, for several years.
The woman hadn’t seen her parent since she was one and was brought up by her father, meanwhile, Leandro learned at the age of eight that the woman he thought was his mother was, in fact, his stepmother.
The couple - who have not disclosed their surnames - have known each other for 10 years and have a daughter.
Leandro grew up in the city, while Adriana left their hometown to work as a housemaid, married for 15 years, and had three children, according to The Mirror. However, once her first marriage broke down, she returned to Sao Paulo and that's how she met her husband.
But, Adriana refused to give up the search for her estranged mother so she called into Brazilian radio station Globo Radio in 2014 to ask for help, and was eventually reunited with her parent on The Time Is Now program, which specializes in finding lost relatives.
The pair shared a conversation, and towards the end, Adriana's mom revealed a piece of bombshell news: stating that she also had a son called Leandro, who did not know her.
Shocked at the realization that her husband was also her brother, an emotional Adriana said: "I don’t believe that you’re telling me this. Leandro is my husband," adding: "Now I'm scared to go home and find out that Leandro doesn't want me anymore. I love him so much."
"Only death is going to separate us. All this happened because God wanted it to happen," Adriana said. "All this happened because God wanted it to happen," adding: "We thought it was funny that both our mothers had the same name, but it is a common name so we just thought it was a coincidence."
Adriana confessed that she and her partner were "really knocked" at first when they discovered the truth, but ultimately they decided they didn't care what "anyone might think".
"Of course, it would have been different if we had known all this before, but we didn't and we fell in love," she said. "We have so many plans together. Nothing is going to break us up. Nothing."
The couple, who said they didn't blame their mother for leaving them, have spoken with her several times, per the outlet.
