208. Smells Fishy

“Yeah, and I just learned he was a distant relative after the accident with mommy Elaine happened,” Denny bowed his head as he spoke. He could not stare back at Aleah’s curious eyes. “But I have known him as my very own brother.”

Aleah’s eyes bulged. She could still recall what Denny had told her about his relationship with his siblings. She was even able to compare and be more grateful that she and Yohan were doing well in their family.

“Wha- what?” Aleah exclaimed. “How…?” she asked thoughtlessly. Aleah was shocked. What a small world.

“It turned out my mom and dad adopted Desmund and Denisse when their parents died in a car accident. Their dad was a distant cousin of my dad. And during that time, Mom and dad could not have a child of their own, although they kept trying even when they already had Desmund and Denisse, and then I was born,” Denny explained cautiously. He was speaking slowly to entertain any question Aleah might have in her mind as his confessions continued.

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