His Secret Spoiled Wife (Lily and Alexander) novel Chapter 1142

“My second uncle was only 18 when he died. It was a sudden death. The car brakes failed, and he fell off the cliff,” Alexander calmly spoke as if relating the news.

“Later on, when my third uncle was around 25, he drowned while diving because the oxygen tank malfunctioned. Then my youngest uncle…” He turned to look at Lily and paused.

He cocked his head, thought for a moment, and continued, “I meant my real youngest uncle. He fell sick and died due to congenital disabilities shortly after birth. I heard he died in Grandpa’s arms.”

Hearing this, Lily suddenly caught on. “So your grandpa switched him with Ralph?”

Alexander nodded. “Grandma was devastated by the deaths of my second and third uncles. She didn’t like my mom but didn’t get involved too much because even though my dad survived, he was not in good health.

“She would be unable to cope with her youngest son’s death. He was born three years before me, and as you can imagine, grandma wasn’t young anymore and risked her life to give birth to a son.

“Grandpa worried that she couldn’t handle the blow, so he switched my youngest uncle with someone at the same age, who is none other than Ralph.”

“Wouldn’t she be able to recognize her son?” Lily caressed her tummy but could not understand this as she had never given birth. ‘Won’t a mother recognize her child?’

“It’s not easy to tell newborn babies apart. Besides the fact that my grandpa made an effort to find someone who looked like my youngest uncle, Grandma was in bad shape after giving birth, and my uncle was so weak that he was kept in an infant incubator.

“As a result, she barely noticed him and didn't notice the difference." He paused briefly and continued, “You could imagine how much she has doted on Ralph since.”