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2021-10-11 18:49:23Josias and Raymond lock themselves in their office to talk about the discovery they made when talking about Abigail's son.
Raymond stands, perplexed, barely able to get the words out, "Josias... he's... Abigail..."
"I had completely forgotten about Abigail, the nurse who took care of Pamela when she got run over!" Josias reveals the mystery.
"Is she here, in your penthouse?"
Josias strains the memory. He had only seen Abigail once or twice, and she had brown hair. She is now blonde, and the Pygmalion hairstyle left a huge difference in her look.
"Yeah, she's in my penthouse, but I couldn't tell she was the same. Not even with her son's name."
"What's the boy's name?" Raymond asks.
"Raymond Álvares Junior."
Raymond smiles contentedly, "he IS my son. I'm sure he is! She left in 1981 without telling me."
"Maybe she didn't even know she was pregnant." Josias clears his throat and is very embarrassed, "I'm sorry, Raymo
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