Kane was about to go find Leopold, to cclean about the fib he'd told. He couldn't bear the thought of Leopold being
disappointed in him. After William had left, he made his way to Leopold's room.
"Dad," he called out softly.
Leopold was lounging on the couch with a cup of coffee, flipping through a magazine, "What's up, Kane?"
"You know William is Liam," Kane said as he sat down beside him.
"Yes," Leopold nodded, "You knew all along, didn't you?"
"Yeah," Kane admitted, "Actually, | found out during the international chess tournament in Hawaii. The bodyguard got us mixed up
and took William instead of me. He ended up flying to Elysium with you, while Mom tookback to their place in Goldstone."
Leopold felt a jolt. His son and William had been switched, and he'd even brought William back hwithout noticing.
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"So, out of the whole family, | was the only one left in the dark, with the three of you pulling one over on me."
With a sheepish shrug, Kane said, "Dad, | didn't mean to trick you. | promised William I'd keep his secret. | couldn't break my word.
I've hinted at it so many times, that William is Liam. You just never caught on."
Leopold was speechless. They were talking about reincarnation, but could it really be the same?
"No more secrets from now on, okay?"
"Okay," Kane nodded, "Dad, are you happy? Liam is still with us."
"Of course, I'm happy," Leopold said, ruffling his hair, "Our family is finally truly together again."
"You don't have to be sad about Liam anymore," Kane said with a wide grin, showing off a row of pearly whites.
In another room, Skyler was enjoying sdessert.
"William, | told you, Leopold is a good guy. | have a doctorate in psychology, I'm never wrong about people."
William hung his head and sighed, "I'm not sure how to break the news to my dad. If he finds out that Uncle Leopold is in on our
little secret, will he be upset?"
Skyler patted his shoulder, "I think he's been prepared for this all along. Secrets like this are bound to cout eventually. Angel
and Leopold have made up, and it's impossible for Arnold and Angel to be together now. He needs to find a suitable wife and start
his own family."
"What if my dad has his own son? Will he still love me?" William asked.
"Of course, he will. Even if he has his own kids, you're still his son, his William. But you can't be his heir, because you're Leopold's
son," Skyler said, scratching his head.
William made a face, "l don't want to be any heir. What's so great about that? Look at Geoffrey, always after the Stirling family
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"Yeah, Geoffrey's not all there. He's got skind of psychopathy, which is why he does all those unthinkable things," Skyler
explained.
"He can't be your twin brother," William stated.
"Nope," Skyler agreed, "Probably sillegitimate child Chad had on the side, adopted and turned into a cold-blooded killer by
Tanya."
"Tanya's terrifying too. | think she's got a disorder as well. Lucky you're nothing like her," William said.
Skyler hung his head, sighing deeply, "Both my parents seem to be off their rockers. It's really tough for me."
Patting his shoulder like a wise man, William said, "Grandma says we take after our great-grandparents, not our grandfather."
"Take the best, leave the rest," Skyler managed a smile.