RDD 144
"Hm?"
Sophia paused when she realized that there was a car parked on the other side of the road.
She saw an old man who had black hair, however, the hair close to his ears was white, showing the fact that the man was old.
The old man stared at them, quite surprised.
Sophia didn't know why the old man was staring at them. She heard from her parents to never talk to strangers, especially creepy strangers.
However, Sophia didn't feel that the old man was creepy. In fact, she could see that the old man looked sad.
Because of that, Sophia smiled and decided to wave her hands. In her other hand was the Gundam that making clunking noises.
She knew that her smile could make her parents feel better. Whenever she smiled, her parents would smile as well. She felt like that was her superpower.
So she decided to smile at the old man to make him feel better.
Ernesto, who was in the car, almost smiled when he realized that he was acting odd.
He couldn't believe that he was looking at the two children for no reason. He felt bad all of a sudden.
"Paolo, let's go."
"Yes, sir."
Averting his gaze from the cute little girl, Ernesto ordered his driver to leave. The driver started the car and gradually left the place.
Ernesto could not help but sigh. He massaged his temples.
'Those kids... They remind me of Keith. Especially the boy, he's like a carbon copy.'
The Castillo family always have sons and their hair is always black. That's a trait that is super strong in their family.
Yet the little girl, her eyes were blue as the ocean. Blue eyes just like his wife and blue eyes just like his three sons. He couldn't help but think about something.
'... I have to find the answer.'
Suddenly, he felt like he was younger again. As if he gained another reason to live.
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"Hm? He left."
Sophia muttered when the old man closed the window and left. She felt sad because her smile was not effective this time.
"Sophia? What are you doing?"
Roman realized that his sister was acting strange. He approached her and looked at the road Sophia was looking at.
"What are you looking at?"
"Bwother, someone's car is there earlier but they leave. The old man was looking at us."
"... Let's go back to the house." Roman frowned. He knew that some creeps would abduct children.
Even though the house was inside a subdivision, Roman believed that it was better to be safe than not. So he decided to take Sophia into the house.
"Let's play in the house instead. I can teach you how to play Super Mario or Pokemon."
"Okay, but I want to play Bawbie." Sophia happily replied, excited to play with her brother's Gameboy.
"... I'm not sure if I have a cartridge for that."
Well, it was better than playing outside the house and getting watched by a creep.
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Back in the mansion of Castillo, Ernesto Castillo returned to the mansion with complicated thoughts.
"Honey, are you okay?"
Leah Castillo found her husband frowning as if he was thinking about something very seriously.
She was worried as she approached him.
Ernesto looked at his wife and sighed. There was no reason to think about it. There was no reason to hide it from his wife.
"Leah, I think Sean is lying to us. I'm sure he met Keith and he's hiding it from us."
From the clues he got, it would be impossible for Keith to live in the bungalow house unless he received the key from his brother.
Ernesto gave that property to Sean. Meaning, Sean convinced Keith to live in that house.
Honestly, Ernesto was very impressed with Sean because he succeeded in convincing Keith.
When Ernesto tried to talk to Keith about leaving his girlfriend, his youngest son was tougher than a diamond. He was adamant and left the house instead.
Anyway, everything was in the past and Ernesto knew his shortcomings. He wanted Keith to participate in politics and get a high position to elevate their status.
'Well, living a happy life is not bad. At least their kids look happy, Keith and his wife nurtured their kids well.'
"W- Why do you think so?"
Hearing her husband conjecture, Leah Castillo couldn't help but be surprised. She had an inkling. Her husband is smart and he can easily understand the situation.
"While I was passing by in Dasmariñas, I remembered that we have a bungalow house there so I decided to visit it."
Hearing her husband, Leah gulped nervously.
"When I got there, I found two kids playing. The boy looks like Keith while the girl looks like his wife..."
Leah's lips were twitching, trying her best to act surprised. Her back was sweating.
It seemed that the secret was no more.
"Leah..."
"Ernesto, you have to understand. Keith is trying to protect his family--"
"I think I have a granddaughter."
"Huh?"
Leah thought her husband would be mad. Instead, she didn't expect that he would talk about Sophia.
"She is adorable. She even waved her hands at me." Ernesto sighed in relief.
"Eh? Huh, I mean are you sure?"
Leah didn't know how to respond. So she asked him instead.
"I'm 100 percent sure. Even if that girl has pink hair, her eyes are as blue as the ocean. She reminds me of you, my beautiful wife."
"Oh Honey, you don't have to say that, fufu." Leah giggled and hugged him. She was relieved to know that her husband was not mad at Keith... He seemed excited, actually.