At a loss, Josh looked at Ziggy. "How am I supposed to go? Until we’ve cleared things up, we can't let each other's parents find out!" Ziggy nodded and placed his hand on Josh's shoulder. "Of course I know that. But even so, I have a way to let you go." Josh tugged at Ziggy's arm excitedly. "What idea do you have that would let me go to the amusement park?" Ziggy raised the corner of his mouth. "Have you forgotten? We are identical in appearance! We can just switch!" Josh's eyes lit up at Ziggy's words. If they switched, he could be Ziggy and follow his mother, Rachel, to the amusement park! 'But...' He had been strictly educated for years not to lie. The excitement on Josh's face was slowly replaced with defeat. "My father had always taught me that lying is bad." Ziggy halted for a split second before he grabbed the half-mask in Josh's hand and put it on his face. He cocked his head and smiled at Josh. "Switching identities doesn't count as lying, Josh. I promise
Josh's body shuddered in nervousness. After a while, beads of sweat began to form on his pale forehead. Rachel held Josh's hand and squatted in front of him with a gentle smile. "Baby, what's wrong?" Hearing Rachel's words, Josh was a little surprised. "Moth–Mommy, what did you say?" Rachel reached out to wipe the sweat off his forehead worriedly. "Baby, what's going on? Why are you so sweaty? Are you warm?" Feeling the warmth coming through his hand, as well as the hand that was drying his forehead, Josh looked at Rachel with conviction. The woman in front of him looked similar to his mother, Rue, but she was not his mother. His mother would never treat him so gently! 'Oh, right, Ziggy mentioned that his mother's name is Rachel.' 'Since she's not my mother, why would she look so similar to my mother? It's just as strange as finding out that Ziggy looks identical to me.' 'Is there a conspiracy somewhere?' When Josh reached out and touched Rachel's face, it deepe
Ziggy frowned at the classless woman in front of him, feeling that there was something familiar with her appearance. A second later, she was already standing in front of him. Ziggy was stunned silent as he saw the face that differed very little from Rachel's. 'This woman looks like mommy!' He also recognized the wrong person at the ball. It took him a little while before realizing it was his mommy's twin sister, Rue! Now, that woman was standing in front of him. 'She is Josh's mother?!' 'Rue is Josh's mother?!' He went into deep thought. Was that the reason Josh and him felt close? Was it because their mothers were twins? "Josh! You're getting more and more arrogant, aren't you?!" Rue, in her furious state, could not find anything to release her wrath but Ziggy who was standing in front of her. Ziggy looked at Rue coldly. He did not have a good impression of his mommy's twin sister. Seeing Ziggy's squint, Rue staggered a few steps back. Ziggy's action looked
Even if the explanation seemed outlandish, Ziggy could not find many other explanations for his situation. The other explanation he could think of was that Josh and his parents were the same two people and that one set of their parents are impostors. The fact he was sure about was that their mother had to be either Rachel or Rue. Their father should be the man in front of him. 'But...' Ziggy's brows quickly furrowed up. He did not think his mommy was the fake one! The fake should be Rue! Edward strolled to Ziggy and looked at his pajamas. "You look different today." Ziggy looked up and smiled at Edward. "It's comfier this way." Seeing Ziggy's smile reminded Edward of Rachel; their smiles were so similar and infectious. Edward reached out and rubbed Ziggy's head. "As long as you like it." At that moment, Rue stepped up and smiled at Edward gently. "Honey, this kid is so uncannily similar to me! We both like to be in comfortable clothing!" Edward and Ziggy both lo
Edward slowly broke into a grin. "You little twerp, what is it with you today? You’re even making fun of me." Ziggy shrugged listlessly. "Why, are you a fierce monster?" Edward knocked Ziggy's head lightly. "You're right. I'm not a fierce monster, I'm your father, so you don't have to be so respectfully polite all the time. I like how you are today." Ziggy lowered his head after a brief moment of pause. 'Looks like Josh's father is not as strict as he presented himself to be.' Meanwhile, Rue called Mr. Bennet worriedly. The moment the call connected, Rue spoke, "Dad! I think Josh might have seen Rachel. He's been weird all day. Usually, he would obey whatever I say, but today he was rebuking everything that I said. He even said some worrying things!" Mr. Bennet was evidently just as surprised as Rue. "What? Isn't Josh at home most of the days? How would he see Rachel?!" Rue bit down on her teeth. "Maybe because Rachel is working in the Chapman Group! It must be intentio
After three rounds of the food, Josh sat there, satisfied, and patted his tummy. "I can't eat anymore." Rachel poked Josh's slightly-protruding belly with a huge grin. "Baby, you ate so much today." Josh immediately stood up and pulled Rachel's hand, speeding through the walkway. "Mommy, mommy! Let's go on the other rides!" Rachel nodded while chortling. "Okay, okay! Walk slower, don't rush!" It was only after they had gone on almost all the rides that Josh slowed down. Rachel laughed seeing Josh proactiveness. Usually, Ziggy would not be that enthusiastic about the rides. Moreover, he seemed to have boundless energy going onto ride after ride, it was as if... It was as if he would never be allowed there again, so he wanted to experience everything as much as he could. Rachel gently hugged Josh from behind. "Baby, there is no need to cram everything in one visit. I will bring you here again in the future, as long as you want to." Josh stopped and his excitement slow
After returning to the apartment, Rachel filled up the bath and patted Josh. "Baby, you must be tired today. Quick, take a bath and go to bed." Josh nodded and went into the bathroom. After changing into matching pajamas, Josh walked out and into Rachel's arms while she kissed him. Josh tried to remain calm but the blush on his face quickly betrayed him. Rachel chuckled. "Oh, baby, why are you constantly shy today?" "Go to the bed, I'll be right there in a minute." Josh was a little surprised. "Are we sleeping together?" Rachel nodded seriously. "That's right! Why, do you not want to sleep beside me now that you've grown up?" She pouted deliberately. Josh waved his hands shyly. "Nope, I–I understand, I will go to–to the bed and wait for mommy." He immediately ran into the room red-faced. At the sight of Josh's shyness, Rachel shrugged. "This child..." In the room, Josh leaned against the wall, embarrassed, and slowly slid down to the floor. He had been sleepin
As Edward felt the warmth from the smaller hand, he shook his head. He reached out and lightly scratched Ziggy's nose. "You little twerp tricked me." Ziggy looked at Edward seriously. "Father, you're the one who said I'm a grown-up and that I mustn't stay up late. So as a grown-up as well, you must take your own advice!" Edward nodded with a smile. "Alright, alright, I will take my own advice." He then took his jacket off and laid down on the bed. However, the two figures laid in bed without moving, making it quite an awkward scenario. It was Edward's first time sleeping in a bed together with his son. It was also Ziggy's first time sleeping in a bed with a stranger. So, Edward turned off all the lights. In the darkness, he reached out with his lanky arms and hugged Ziggy between them. The action did not seem like an interaction between a father and his son, but rather a man hugging a woman. His arms held onto Ziggy rigidly. "Go to sleep, goodnight." Ziggy almost
Ziggy kept his head lowered. If he had lifted his chin, his face that was identical to Josh's would be recognized. "Mommy, I have a stomach ache. I'm going to use the toilet." He then turned around and ran, not seeing Jane who was approaching. As a result, the two crashed into each other, and Ziggy was sent flying before he landed by Edward's side. "Are you alright?" Edward helped Ziggy up with one arm but was stunned when he saw Ziggy's face. The little boy had pink lips, pearly teeth, and looked adorable. However, the child and Josh looked exactly the same too! Ziggy stood up straight, his wise-beyond-his-years eyes reflecting a hint of seriousness. "Looks like we can't hide it anymore." "Hide? Hide what?" Rachel and Edward asked simultaneously. Josh and Ziggy shared a look before Josh took his mask off. The moment the mask was off, Rachel froze in surprise. Her eyes were wide as she looked at the twins — Ziggy and Josh. She could not seem to react. "What, wha
Edward shook his head lightly, his eyes deepening in coldness. Since when did he catch a cold? Some ungrateful fool must be talking about him behind his back. Seeing as Josh and Edward were descending the staircase, the old butler approached them. "Master Edward, Young Master Josh, good morning." Josh nodded as he fixed his gaze on the main entrance of the house. "How is mother?" The old butler shook his head before saying, "Mistress is nowhere to be seen, I checked this morning. I didn’t see her anywhere." Josh's eyebrows raised. "Did you send someone to have a full sweep of the area?" The old butler answered. "We've looked everywhere, but we couldn’t find her." Edward carried Josh into the bathroom calmly. "Don't worry. She's an adult, not a child. She wouldn't have waited the entire night outside. She's probably back at the Bennets' place. He handed Josh the electric toothbrush. Josh took it before they both stood side by side and brushed their teeth by the sink.
Remembering how she had criticized Jodie, she was instantly filled with regret. So the former assistant set down the box in her arms and walked toward the entrance of the building. She needed to expose everything! Just as she was approaching the entrance, her hand was pulled and she was dragged aside. The assistant looked at Jodie, slightly disoriented. "Jodie? Why are you still here?" Jodie lowered her gaze and looked at the woman she had fired. "Why did you turn back?" The assistant retrieved the card from her pocket. "I saw this and realized I might have misunderstood you. So I turned back and saw the entire scenario. Jodie, I'm so sorry to have doubted you!" Jodie shook her head as she did not mind the apology. "There's nothing to apologize for. As long as you bring the card to that company, they'll give you a pretty good position." The assistant nodded, but her gaze lingered on Rue and Ian. "Jodie, thank you, but there's something I need to do before I go!" Jod
Jodie frowned and picked up the business card from the floor. Then, she pulled the assistant's arm and placed the card into her hand. "Don't be silly, you need the job. You need to build your career in the city so you can earn more money to send home, don't you?" The assistant scoffed before she turned around to pack her things. "I don't need your pretentious pity! Since you wanted me to leave, you must have cut me off any backup plans I may have, so save it!" Jodie backed up, still frowning. "I'm not pretending. I'm just thinking you should leave here before it's too late." The assistant was so enraged, tears began to well up in her eyes as she put her things in a box. "Fine, since the entire Comer Corps is yours! I'm just a tiny employee, I have nothing I can say!" After quickly cleaning up her desk, the assistant bumped into Jodie’s shoulder when she walked past Jodie as if she was avenging herself. Jodie almost fell. However, she still walked up and grabbed the assist
The next day, when Rue woke up in the bed, Ian was already dressed and prepared to leave. "Ian, where are you going?" Rue cocked her head and asked in confusion. Ian was slightly surprised. "I have to go to work." Disappointed, Rue lowered her head. "What about me, Ian? Where am I supposed to go?" Ian sat on the side of the bed and hugged Rue. "You weren't home the entire night, won't the Bluemels be worried about you? Why don't I send you home?" Rue's gaze lowered. 'Worried about me? Impossible! Why would the Bluemels worry about me?' She reached out and tugged at Ian's collar, shaking her head. "No, I want to follow you to work." Ian was a little hesitant. "Today? Right now? But I haven't let my current assistant go yet..." Rue grabbed onto Ian's waist with an affectation on her face. "So fire her. You're the general manager, right? It's just a phone call away. I want to be with you, the sooner the better..." Ian was ecstatic at Rue's words. He stroked her back.
Josh's eyes sparkled. When he had gifted the gift, Edward was aloof and only casually asked the old butler to keep it. However, he did not expect Edward to value it so much that he placed the table lamp here. Edward looked at Josh's sparkly eyes and patted his head. "What are you looking at? You should sleep. Aren't you going to school tomorrow?" Josh nodded quickly and the two fell onto the bed playfully. Even though the two were sleeping on one side of the bed each, Josh was satisfied. The moment he shut his eyes, Edward took him into his arms. The young Josh was immediately enveloped in Edward's warm embrace. Deeply moved, Josh's eyes opened wide. He then reached out to hug Edward's waist with a glad smile. As everyone had slowly drifted off into dreamland, a human figure sat in front of the Bluemel mansion, shivering in the cold breeze. Rue clutched her palms into fists. Seeing the darkness around her, she picked up her phone and dialed a number. A drowsy voice
Rue halted and turned around, her body trembling uncontrollably. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet were right. She could not control a man like this! However, she did not want to give up on a man this exceptional, even though she could not manipulate him, and worse, she did not want to give Rachel the opportunity! "Edward, w-what is it? Do you have anything else you'd like to do?" Edward squinted coldly. "What are you trying to do, going upstairs?" Rue gritted her teeth. "I would like to go and rest..." "Rest? You hit my child, and now you want to go upstairs and rest?" Edward cocked his head with Josh in his arms. There was a chilling look on his face. Rue shuddered. "I've already explained myself. It was only an accident, but you didn't believe me. Besides, you've already hit me, what more do you want?" Josh tugged at Edward's hand non-stop. "Father, please let it go. I think mother might not be in a great mood tonight, so she..." Edward held onto Josh's tiny hand with his large
Rue's expression was full of darkness and displeasure. "What did you say, Josh? You've become bad. You weren't like this before. Who taught you to disobey your mother like this?" Josh allowed Rue to pull him around by the collar and his face turned redder by the second. Lifting Josh by his collar, Rue almost strangled him as Josh was about to pass out from not being able to breathe. "No one taught me, I was only stating the fact." Rue's eyes narrowed as she lifted Josh higher and higher, not paying attention to how he was struggling to breathe. "Rue, what the hell are you doing?!" Edward was standing on top of the staircase when he called out coldly. He could not wait for Josh to knock on his door anymore, so he went outside to see what was happening. However, He did not expect to be treated to a sight like this! 'That woman deserves death for treating my son like this!' Hearing Edward's voice, Rue whipped around instinctively to look at Edward. She shuddered and
Rachel paused, confused. "Baby, why do you say 'again'? I just found out from them this afternoon, did you already know?" Ziggy shook his head. "No, didn't you just mention the incident at the toilet?" Rachel scratched her head awkwardly. "Oops, I must've confused myself."Ziggy reached out from under the blanket and patted Rachel's head with a smile. "Mommy is a little scatterbrained!" Rachel hugged Ziggy and rolled around in bed as they both laughed loudly like bells. "Baby, I have a feeling that a guardian angel is protecting me! Every time something bad happens, they’ve always protected me from all the bad things!" Ziggy nodded happily. He wanted to tell Rachel that he was the guardian angel she was talking about.However, to avoid scaring her, he chose to remain silent. "That's right! Mommy's guardian angel must be very handsome!" Rachel pouted. "How do you know it’s a man?! I think she must be a beautiful woman angel!" Ziggy shook his head decisively. "No no!