RAQUEL, at that moment, was too stunned to speak. Shivers sent down his spine as the unexpected news lingered in his mind. His shoulder was aching because of the pain, but suddenly, it became numb as the pain struck his heart.

“W-What?” Raquel asked, blinking his eyes twice. “Are you… fooling me?”

“No… It’s the truth.” Sapphire shook her head, the pain registering through her rounded, brown eyes. “We’re Maxine’s children—Her lost twins.”

“But how?” Raquel’s brows furrowed in confusion and annoy