Chapter 16: Why Do You Look The Same As Me?

Due to it getting late, the light in the narrow stairwell was rather dim.

Pete stared at Cherry in shock.

Her eyes were widened as round as grapes and her mouth slightly ajar. The two stared at each other for some time. Cherry was the first to speak. “Why is there a mirror in the stairwell?”

Pete was puzzled.

The corners of his lips spasmed. “This isn’t a mirror.”

Cherry was dazed and dumbfounded. “Why do you look exactly the same as me, then?”

The stairwell fell quiet for another few seconds. Then, a hesitant Pete said, “Are we… twins?”

Tiny Cherry, who finally reacted, leaped forward and hugged Pete excitedly. “Wow! I found my brother!”

“…”

Pete, who had always refused physical contact with others, stiffened.

 

Blood relations were simply so peculiar. For example, physical contact with people such as one’s mother and younger sister would give one a very heartwarming feeling.

But as it turned out, had Mommy hugged him and eaten dinner with him because she mistook him for someone else?

This realization made Pete turn pale. He sounded a little sad as he asked, “Why did Mommy abandon me?”

Cherry let go of him and hurriedly explained, “Mommy didn’t abandon you. It was our horrid grandpa who sent you away. The reason why we came back to the States is so that we can look for you!”

“Really?”

Afraid that her brother wouldn’t believe her, Cherry nodded repeatedly. “It’s true! It’s true!!”

Her soft hands grabbed hold of Pete and she dragged him down the stairs. “Let’s go find Mommy. She’ll definitely be very happy to see you, and then she’ll take us home!”

Pete was taken aback. “But what about Daddy?”

paused. “Oh, that’s right. Mommy definitely

“Why?”

familial relationships are complicated, so she finds him very bothersome! Does Daddy like

an awfully complicated expression, Pete replied, “Daddy seems to hate my

“What do we do?”

“…”

the two little cuties sat on the steps together. The two of them looked just like peas in a pod as they tried to think of countermeasures with their faces, which still had baby fat on them, propped

the way, my name is Cheryl Smith! You

can

And, I can’t leave Mommy, either. Do you

“…Yes, I do.”

jumped up excitedly.

replied, “If we get Daddy and Mommy to fall in love with each other, they won’t despise each

their heads against each other’s and talked

wanna play with Daddy. Can I pretend to

so happened that Pete also wanted to spend some time with his mother,

mission of reconciling a broken family, the

the ward. The

Several of her surgical videos had become classics in many hospitals and medical

perform surgery in the hospital

made a few irrelevant requests—he wanted a few people from the hospital to be assistants

who didn’t mind, acceded to

meet the demands of such a sophisticated operation. As such, she could only borrow a few from New York at last-minute

 

involved were cumbersome, by the time she was done with the

did she return to the ward, intending

by then, but unexpectedly, she immediately heard a dispute in the ward as

you want Angela to ask Dr. Larson to perform the surgery, then get

breathing was unsteady. “Angela, I’ve always treated you well since you were a child. This is also what I would like to ask you—is the company or my life

well, Aunt Irene? You obviously favored that damned fatty. Back when you were a seamstress, you would make the same clothes

angered the thin Irene

during Christmas, did you think I didn’t know that you always gave that damned fatty

was giving them to her

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