Chapter 25: Not Related to Her

"Mama!"
As they got closer, Eddie called out again.
Julia was briefly startled and when she looked up, there was a hint of unfamiliarity in her eyes. That trace of unfamiliarity was so natural, so natural that Elio couldn't find any fault in it.
When Julia saw Elio standing beside Eddie, she hesitated for a moment and then immediately understood, "You must be this young man's family, right?"
Everything seemed so natural, so natural that it made him even believe that she really was...
Elio didn't show any expression, but he thanked her.
Julia could tell that the person before her might not be very easy to get along with. She tugged at Nathan's hand from behind her, saying, "I think I want to go back."
After Nathan nodded at Elio, he said, "I'm sorry, my wife isn't feeling well, so we won't stay for long."
'Wife?'
Elio was somewhat absent-minded. "What is her name?" he asked.
Nathan furrowed his eyebrows.
Elio knew that this question was somewhat abrupt, but there was a voice in his heart urging him to continue asking.
"Could you tell me her name?" After a moment of contemplation, Elio asked again.
"Do you also think that your wife and I resemble each other?" Julia asked Elio naturally.
Seeing Elio's absent-mindedness, Julia laughed, "Before, this little guy kept calling me 'mom' for half the day. I thought he was too young and had remembered wrong. Could it be that I really do look so much like your wife?"
"Yes, very much." If it weren't for the fact that he was already certain that his beloved had passed away, he might have thought she was the Julia he was looking for.
Nathan held Julia's hand. "Alright, it's time for us to go back."
This time, Elio didn't stop them. He realized that her face was not artificial.
But all her reactions were too normal. If she truly was Julia, she couldn't possibly...