Emily’s breath caught in her throat. It was too much to process. How could this be possible? The man who had been with her on the cruise, who looked so much like Luke—he was Luke’s twin brother, the one she never knew existed. Margaret sat down beside Emily, her hands resting on the table.
“I didn’t tell you before because I didn’t want to bring up old pain, but now… after everything you’ve been through… I think it’s time you knew the truth.”Emily blinked back tears, the room spinning with the realization. She let out a shaky breath. “Is it okay if I talk to him? If I ask him about all of this?”
Margaret wiped her eyes, her face serious but kind. “I think it’s time that I meet him, Emily. I think he should know the truth. Could you maybe invite him over for dinner someday, saying it’s to meet you?” She paused, her voice thick with emotion. “I don’t know how he’ll feel about it, but I think we all need to find some closure. He deserves to know who he really is.”
The days following her conversation with Margaret felt like a blur to Emily. She couldn’t stop thinking about everything that had happened, and the weight of Margaret’s words kept playing over and over in her mind. George deserves to know who he really is.