After changing into each other’s clothes, Ziggy looked at Josh who was holding the mask but hesitant about putting it on.
He sighed and placed both his hands on Josh's shoulder. "Josh, actually, your father is a good father."
Josh looked at Ziggy with surprise. "What did you say? My father?"
Ziggy nodded. "Mm-hmm. He looks cold and is strict to you most of the time, but he really does care about you a lot."
"I can see that as an outsider, so I believe you have some idea about it as well."
Josh then recalled the many nights when Edward sat by his side in the Bluemel mansion and read quietly.
His father was a busy man, but he had never returned home late no matter what. On the contrary, returning home was his daily routine.
They always read quietly around each other. Even though they had close to no communication, he was pretty satisfied with the tacit interaction between them.
"Josh, I want to ask you a question."
Ziggy adjusted his clothes and began to frown.
Josh placed the mask on his face. "What question?"
Ziggy looked at Josh seriously. "You should've noticed that our mothers look the same by now."
Josh nodded at Ziggy's words. "I noticed it, yeah."
"Actually, our mothers are twins, and my mother is your mother's younger sister."
Ziggy explained. His mother had never told him anything about his other family members, including his grandparents and whatnot.
If Mrs. Bennet had not approached his mother the last time, he would never have found out that his mother was a daughter of the rich Bennet family, or that she was Rue Bennet's younger twin sister.
Josh was surprised. "What? Is this real? Why have I never heard them talk about this?!"
Recalling Rue's shifty behavior in the morning, Ziggy slowly squinted. "They have never planned to reveal any of it. That's why I wanted to ask you, Josh, have you ever doubted Rue being your mother? Is she really your mother?"
Josh plunged into silence.
Before meeting Ziggy, he had thought that was his parents' relationship and he did have questions about his mother's behavior toward him.
However, he had never thought that his mother might be someone else completely.
Now...
"I have thought about it until I met your mother. Ziggy, do you know I envy you? You have the gentlest mother I've ever seen, read about, and met? I kept wondering, how great would it be if my mother is as kind as yours."
Josh lowered his gaze, seemingly reluctant to let go.
Ziggy held Josh's hands. "Trust me, I believe there is a deeper conspiracy that we have yet found out. Since only we know about what we know, let's get to the bottom of the truth together!"
With Ziggy's resolve, Josh felt as if his confidence in solving the mystery was bolstered.
He nodded firmly. "Alright! Let us both unveil the truth on our own!"
When they returned to the classroom, Jane had already been waiting in front of the door for some time.
"Where have you gone? I was looking around for both of you!"
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