Chapter 740

"Grandma..." Gilbert mumbled, his head hung low, drowning in a sea of shame.

"You won't talk, huh?"

Sylvia turned to grab Francis. "What about you? Where's your brother? What did you do with him?"

"Grandma..." Francis, too, found himself lost for words.

"You knew all along he was an impostor..."

Sylvia's eyes were clouded with confusion and age.

Then, it struck her like a cold breeze, "I understand now. The boy who came back with you that year... wasn't Gilbert, was he?" Francis remained silent, his silence a loud admission.

"Oh..."

Sylvia closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks as the realization hit her hard.

She remembered!

The Gilbert who had returned was different; the once gentle and quiet grandson had become defiant and reckless...

"I thought, I really thought..."

Her words trailed off into a whisper.

change was due to surviving a kidnapping,

Such a revelation!

her grandson back had blinded her to

joy was replaced

"Gilbert, Gilbert... my boy!"

did you take my grandson? Answer me! Give my Gilbert

would he have

parents, he couldn't bear the thought of

why he brought back the person standing before her as

froze, her

Gilbert... My Gilbert is

erupted into a cry, "My Gilbert was gone all

couldn't catch

as

"Grandma!"

"Grandma!"

the elderly

ét

into his

moved to

to his

brother's lingering injury.

"I'll call for help!"

"Right!"

they rushed Sylvia

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