<b>Chapter </b><b>742 </b>
“Absolutely,” Mari nodded <b>with </b>unwavering certainty.
At that moment, the usuallyposed Aaron stood frozen<b>, </b>staring at the portrait, with visible redness creeping <b>into </b>the corners of his eyes.
“Aaron, are you okay?” Mari, ever so attentive, noticed Aaron’s unusual behavior and asked with a gentle
<b>voice</b>.
“Sorry, where’s the restroom?” Aaron’s voice was hoarse as he inquired.
Thaddeus pointed out the direction, and Aaron quickly turned and strode away with urgency.
“Evadne, do you recognize this man?” The man wrapped his arm around her waist, asking anxiously.
Taking a deep breath to steady her swirling emotions, Evadne replied, “He looks remarkably like Hubery, who perished in a ne crash.”
Thaddeus and Mari’s eyes widened in disbelief!
Remembering Hubery, who had died years ago, brought back a pain to the Ashbourne family that could never be healed. Tears welled up in Evadne’s eyes as she murmured softly.
“Hubery left us all those years ago, and we never dare to speak or reminisce about him, especially in front of Suri and Aaron. It’s not that we’ve forgotten; it’s precisely because we can’t forget that we avoid it so.”
With her eyes closed, as the memory flooded back, Evadne felt a wave of paining from the depths of her heart, threatening to overwhelm her, “I still remember that morning of the crash, Hubery, dressed in his pilot’s uniform, standing in the sunlit courtyard, suitcase in hand, waving goodbye with such vigor. Little did we know, it would be ourst goodbye.”
A brief farewell had turned into eternity.
Thaddeus tightened his grip on Evadne’s waist as a wave of sorrow weighed heavily on his chest<b>, </b>making it hard to breathe.
He wanted to say somethingforting, but any words of sce seemed pale and weak in the face of a loved one’s death.
Realization dawned on Mari, and she looked anxiously in the direction Aaron had left.
<b>“</b>The man in this portrait is not just simr to my Hubery; he’s the spitting image!”
Evadne’s fingers trembled again as she gripped the paper, “But it’s impossible. The official confirmation came that no crew or passengers survived the crash of the ne Hubery piloted.”
“It’s indeed unbelievable.” Thaddeus‘ voice was rough, as he rubbed her shoulder gently, “With such disasters, even if there’s no b*dy, the chance of survival is nearly zero. Besides, if Hubery had survived, wouldn’t he have contacted us somehow over the years<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>“</b><b>So</b><b>, </b>is it just a coincidence<b>?</b><b>” </b>
Aaron returned <b>to </b>them, trying to mask his sorrow<b>, </b>but his reddened eyes betrayed his emotions, “Is it just by chance <b>that </b>he resembles Hubery so closely? Can there really be two people in the world who look so alike<b>?</b><b>” </b>
<b>“</b>It’s not impossible,” Thaddeus músed.
<b>“</b>After <b>the </b>crash, Emeric and Suri refused to give <b>up </b>hope and used their connections to search for Hubery for a long time. Especially <b>Suri</b>, even though everyone <b>told </b><b>her </b>there was no hope<b>, </b>she couldn’t bear <b>the </b>thought without seeing her son’s b*dy<b>, </b>clinging <b>to </b>the faint hope <b>that </b>he might <b>still </b><b>be </b>alive, which helped her through the darkest <b>times</b>. <b>That’s </b>why she never marked the day of the crash as Hubery’s death day<b>; </b>she only celebrated his birthday. It’s as if Hubery had <b>just </b>gone on <b>a </b>long <b>trip </b>and would eventually <be </b>back<b>.</b><b>” </b>
A pang of pain struck Evadne’s heart<b>, </b>“I can’t imagine what <b>Suri </b>would feel if she saw this man. Perhaps she’s
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even more desperate than us to find him, if only to see him once.”
Aaron gazed deeply at the man’s handsome face, “His features may resemble Hubery’s, but his eyes, they are not Hubery’s. Hubery was a clear spring, while this man, he’s a merciless de of ice.”
The air fell into a suffocating silence. Suddenly, Thaddeus thought of something, his jaw tense.
“Thaddeus, say what you want to say. It’s alright,” the couple knew each other so well, and now Evadne could understand the man’s subtle changes of expression.
“Evadne, remember the woman who looked almost exactly like you? The one kept by Avery?”
“You mean Elsie Archer? Of course, I remember.”
“At the time, Avery used Elsie to trap me, making me think she was you and fell for his scheme.”
Thaddeus‘ gaze darkened with suspicion, “And now this man, who bears a striking resemnce to Hubery, yed a crucial role in this scheme against Jareth and Mari. Could it be possible that behind Gary and Edith, Avery’s influence is still at y?”