True Love Deserves a Second Chance by Nox Shadow

Chapter 291 They Are Very Alike

Leonard was out on the balcony, taking a long drag of his cigarette. "Yeah, I think so too. Maybe my mom looked a lot like Cordelia before her face got messed up."

Sebastian's voice was deep and serious. "Their handwriting's the same too. So, one of them must've been copying the other for some reason, to the point where even my dad couldn't tell them apart. That's probably why he doesn't remember Elise. From start to finish, Elise must've been pretending to be Cordelia, so no one noticed. It wasn't until Elise got pregnant that Cordelia felt threatened and decided to get rid of her."

Leonard nodded, but his brows were furrowed. His voice was low. "So, I'm still a illegitimate child, and my mom's the other woman, right?"

Sebastian, hearing the distress in his voice, tried to comfort him. "To find out the truth, we should dig into Elise's background. Based on our theory, her face must've looked a lot like Cordelia's back then. Starting from there, we might find some clues."

Leonard slowly exhaled a smoke ring, his voice tinged with sadness. "My mom wants to try desensitization therapy, but the doctor said it could go two ways: either she gets her memory back, or she has a mental breakdown and becomes a complete nutcase."

Sebastian's fingers curled up at the thought. He'd seen Elise have an episode once when she was hurt. Just during an episode, she'd tortured Leonard a lot. If she really lost it, Leonard would suffer even more.

Sebastian's heart tightened. "Unless it's absolutely necessary, don't go that route. We'll find another way. Elise has been through enough."

Leonard sighed. "But she's always worried about you and Joyce. She wants to find the person behind Cordelia. Sometimes I feel like she cares more about you two than she does about me."

Sebastian chuckled. "That's the charm of me and my wife. You can't help but be convinced."

Leonard smiled. "Seeing Joyce so happy now, I'm happy for her. I hope the Winters Family's issues don't mess up your relationship. I don't want to see her hurt again."

home. Isn't that reason enough?" Leonard's deep eyes darkened. This wasn't the first time Sebastian had reached out to him. Ever since Sebastian found out he was part of the Winters Family, he'd wanted Leonard to take over the family business. Sebastian had never been like the other family members, who rejected him for the sake of profit. Instead, Sebastian wanted to bring him

Family was in big trouble now, under attack from all sides. Sebastian was protecting Joyce while dealing

view outside the window, took several drags of his cigarette, and then said, "How do you

with a smile. "Come to

to my office tomorrow. I need to do

do you want to transfer it to, Joyce? Don't you know the more Winters Family shares she holds, the more danger she's

"Is he finally acknowledging his family

help me out. But these shares rightfully belong to him, and I also want to free up some time to spend more with

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dads, they shared a unique empathy for their

"Yesterday, the doctor did a fetal heart monitoring on Alissa. If there's a problem, they'll know immediately. If things go well, my babies can hold on until 32

be born after 37 weeks. A baby born at 32 weeks needed to be placed in an incubator, with a low survival

If she really couldn't hold on until delivery, it would mean the problematic fetus couldn't be saved, and the other would be a

"I know the best pediatrician. I'll have her come over

a bitter smile. "I hope so. I gotta go now;

immediately hung up the phone and ran into

her eyes red with anxiety. "Julian,

gently comforted her, "It's okay. The doctor said his heartbeat is just weak. This