Chapter 1010

He picked up the photo, scrutinizing it carefully

The kid in the picture, around four or five years old, wore a little dress, a frown plastered on her face. Her hair seemed long, but it looked like a wig from a hat

She clutched a pink leopard doll, standing by a pool. The pool tiles were in an old–fashioned grid pattern, and there was a little duck by the pool that squirted water

Liam froze, the memory hitting him. This was the old Garcia family house.

He’d been there countless times as a kid, following his father. Steven had told him that the duck would spin around, coaxing him to sit on it. He fell for it and ended up soaked to the bone

That guy had always been a mischievous prankster since childhood

“girl” in the photo bore an uncanny

the furrowed brows hinted

her picture was taken. Whether as a child or an adult, even if she was crying, she would always put on a smiling face for the

another. Finally, connecting it all with the information about the OB–GYN staff in his hand, a hypothesis formed in his mind, exploding like fireworks.

eyes, asking “When did

up to answer, “December 20th, 1997 He then paused, finally adding. The same day as Celeste’s

Celeste’s and Steven’s childhood photos looking similar, and Celeste sharing the exact birthday

uncanny

actions and Steven’s paternal love for Celeste, the Garcias must have confirmed it.

wasn’t related by blood to Ms. Caitlyn at

This was mind–blowing

it took him a while to

resemble Celeste, but male features are often more pronounced, and it’s harder to spot similarities in people you’re familiar with.

not noticing? Owen himself would’ve had a

Liam, whose expression showed that he too

grow up with Steven? Haven’t you ever thought

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