Twisted Ties of Love novel Chapter 422

That guy, Ryker, looked too much like him. Casey lightly touched the corner of his mouth, his fingers recoiled as if they had been burned.

He stared blankly at the photo, feeling a sting in his heart. It wasn't painful, but it was uncomfortable for him.

The Ryker in the photo was standing next to a woman, he pointed and asked, "Who's this?"

The matron answered, "That's Izabella, the one I talked about earlier."

Izabella in the photo looked thin, smiling at the camera, but her smile didn't reach her eyes, which were filled with loneliness. Casey gently rubbed her face in the photo with his thumb.

That familiar feeling came back.

Casey stared at the photo then a wild thought suddenly popped into his head. The Izabella in the photo and the Izabella he knew were the same person.

People could change their appearance and voice, but not their eyes.

He stared directly into Izabella's eyes, it was as if they were looking at each other across an insurmountable gap in time and space.

Why did his heart hurt so deeply?

"How did she die?" Casey curiously asked.

The matron also felt uncomfortable when Izabella was mentioned, then her voice suddenly became hoarse, "She was burned to death, only 27 years old at the time."

Casey remembered Brett's words, instructing him to look up his ex-wife's name, he asked her again, "Do you know who her husband was?"

The matron didn't quite understand Casey's intention, first asking about Ryker, then Izabella, and now he was asking about Izabella's husband.

But she still answered him thoughtfully, "Brett, the president of the Windham Group."

When they got married in R City, it caused quite a stir, everyone said they were a perfect match.

Izabella often donated to orphanages so the matron was deeply impressed by her. She thought that Izabella had married the man she loved and would always be happy, but her smiles became less and less. Even on her 24th birthday, facing the children's blessings, her smile was a bit bitter.

Izabella sponsored many orphans, hospitals and schools, she helped many children go to school and receive treatment, but such a good person had to endure so much hardship, fate never favored her, and she left this world at the age of 27.

Thinking of that tragic event, the matron’s eyes turned red.

When Casey heard the name "Brett", his breath paused, something flashed quickly through his mind, but it was too fast to catch.

Casey's gaze faltered slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.

Brett's ex-wife was named Izabella, and she was close to Ryker at the orphanage.

She was burned to death three years ago, only 27 years old at the time.

What was the connection between the deceased Izabella and the current Izabella? Other than a 50-60% resemblance and the same name, there was no connection to be found between them.

Their life trajectories were different, the people they met and the things they experienced were vastly different. The Izabella he knew was only 24 years old on her resume, she wasn't from the Salotti family, she was just an ordinary country girl, and she was never married, didn't know Ryker, and had no connection with Brett.

He always tried to numb himself, but for some reason, the look in Izabella's eyes when she looked at the corner of his mouth kept popping up in his mind. That look was full of affection, and she often stared at him blankly as if looking at someone else. She would sometimes touch his mouth and tell him to smile more.

Why should he smile more? Because he looked like Ryker when he smiled?

Casey didn't dare to think or ask too much.

Before he met Izabella, he always thought that he could accept and let go of things at will, solve problems when he encountered them, and wouldn't get stuck in a predicament. But now, just as Brett said, he was actually a coward, not even daring to take a step forward.

Casey took a photo from the album and asked for a favor, "Could you make a copy for me?"

The matron thought for a moment before replying, "You take it, you look like Ryker, it's fate."

Not only was he fated with Ryker, but also with Izabella. The matron didn't pay much attention to entertainment news, but many young people who helped out at the orphanage were fans of Casey, always discussing him in their free time.

At that time, they had been discussing Casey and Izabella the most, discussing how Casey defended Izabella on social media, and how well they matched each other.

Once, the matron walked by the lounge and heard the phrase "match made, match made" coming from inside. She thought someone had bumped into something, but when she opened the door, four or five young girls were holding their phones, their faces full of joy.

The matron looked at the man in front of her, although he looked like Ryker, he was not actually Ryker.

Ryker was not smart, his language skills were poor, and no matter how much he changed, the matron believed that he could never suddenly become a movie star.

"Thank you," Casey took out a bank card from his wallet, "This is my donation to the children, please keep it safe."

"Donations should go through the formal process."

Many artists did charity work, some were sincere, but some were just to increase their influence, to gain favor when negative events occurred, large donations could even quell many negative news.

Some artists liked to make a big fuss about their charity work as if they couldn’t wait to tell everyone how much money they spent and how many good deeds they did, a simple online search would bring up a lot.