'Could it be...?'
Luca had asked himself after witnessing the encounter between Mrs. Hawthorne and Daniel Kingston.
Luca was certain he could see little Harry's features in Dan's face, starting from the manner and shape of his concave jawline, his monolid eyes, and his smirk. Although there was a fierce drag of resemblance with Adrian too, he was still sure that Harry looked a bit like Daniel Kingston, even without considering the conspicuous hair type.
Yes, such a clue might easily tempt one into suspecting that Mrs. Hawthorne had once carried on an affair with a man decades her junior, resulting in Harry's birth, but Luca's mind was far from dwelling on scandal. His intelligence was grinding in overdrive, piecing together implications and connections that went far beyond this kind of gossip.
Yes, the thought of an affair lingered as a possible explanation, but when Luca pressed it under the lens of reason, it quickly crumbled.
