Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 480

Penelope froze in her tracks, her mind suddenly abuzz with realization.

How could she have forgotten? Ever since Robert had returned from his studies abroad, he had mentioned that Marguerite's twin sister had given birth to two children for Frederick.

And Penelope, never one to indulge in idle gossip, hadn't paid much attention to the matter.

With a sense of urgency, her gaze landed on Marguerite.

"Could there have been a mistake? Why would it be Marguerite and Yuna? They're twins, sure, but I only have one sister!"

Suddenly, scenes from twenty-five years ago played before Penelope’s eyes.

Snapping back to the present, she faced Robert, her deep eyes locking onto his.

"Perhaps it's one of them?"

Robert's face was a mask of confusion. "How could it be?"

"Do you remember," Penelope began, "we had a maid who bore a striking resemblance to me? Even your father would sometimes mistake us. She married the gardener, and shortly after, discovered she was pregnant. Around the same time, I was expecting Nina. Your father used to make this joke, that given the maid and I looked so much alike, what a hilarious mix-up it would be if our kids turned out to be identical..."

Robert listened intently, scouring his memory for any trace of the maid. He had been a mere first-grader, a boarding school student who only came home on weekends.

The maid's image had long since faded from his memory.

"I can't remember," Robert admitted. "It was over twenty years ago."