His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 855

Elmer pushed the menu in front of him. "Pick whatever you want."

Jonathan didn't stand on ceremony and chose a flavor he liked. At this time of day, the ice cream parlor was nearly empty; their table was the only one occupied by two grown men sitting together.

When both their ice creams had been served and Elmer still hadn't spoken, Jonathan couldn't hold back any longer. "What did you really call me out here to talk about?"

Elmer glanced at Jonathan, took a bite of his ice cream, and asked nonchalantly, "You and Nia still haven't made up?"

"No." A flicker of regret crossed Jonathan’s eyes, but he quickly covered it with a smile. "But even if we haven't, you don't stand a chance. So you might as well give up."

Hearing that, Elmer laughed too. "Do I look like I'm still hung up on Nia?"

Jonathan didn't answer.

"Your ice cream is going to melt if you don't eat it," Elmer reminded him. Jonathan finally picked up his small, delicate spoon.

But before he could even scoop up his first bite, Elmer spoke again. "Who do you think Marlin looks like?"

His spoon froze mid-air. Jonathan looked up at Elmer. "You really don't want me to enjoy my ice cream, do you? Don't tell me you think Marlin looks like you."

"Jonathan…" Elmer stared at him, his expression serious. "With your intelligence, can you really not see whose child Marlin is?"

"…"

Jonathan was silent for a moment, then repeated Elmer’s earlier words back to him: "Your ice cream is going to melt if you don't eat it."

Elmer pouted slightly and went back to eating his ice cream.

Jonathan ate as well, and after a few bites, he began to speak as if to himself. "At first, I didn't know... or rather, I didn't dare to even consider it…"

"When I first met Marlin, Flynn was there. Back in Aldenville, Niamh and Flynn weren't even really friends. But on Whispering Island, they seemed very familiar with each other, even intimate. On top of that, Niamh told me herself—that Marlin was Flynn's son.

If Niamh had told me directly that she'd remarried Flynn, I might have been suspicious. After all, in my opinion, Niamh was out of Flynn's league. But what she said was that she hadn't accepted Flynn's advances, and that getting pregnant with Marlin was an accident. To me, that was more understandable and easier to believe.

After faking her death, it would have been normal for Niamh to feel lonely and isolated on Whispering Island. And Flynn happened to be the only person there who knew her past. Niamh might not have loved Flynn, but it was highly likely that she kept his child because she wanted companionship."