Christine moved to one side and tried to distance herself from Bryan. She gazed at her mother with a


    solemn expression and stated, “No. He’s not the brother I grew up with. He hasn’t been my brother


    since the day we returned from the pic! My real brother is missing, and this one is an impostor.”


    Corinne could not understand where all of that wasing from. She scrutinized ‘Bryan’ from head to


    two, finding no difference at all. It was inconceivable for there to be two children who looked exactly


    alike in this world, not when Corinne had only given birth to a pair of twins. The possibility of a child


    who looked identical to Bryan was zero.


    “Don’t be ridiculous, Christine,” Corinne replied sternly.


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    Christine remained firm and insisted, “But I’m telling the truth, Mommy! He’s not my brother!”


    ‘Bryan’ chose not to refute Christine’s ims. He stood in silence and looked down.


    Corinne felt that her two children were acting weirder than before and focused her attention back on


    Christine. “How can I prove what you’re saying is true?”


    Christine was stumped by her mother’s question. She had no way to prove her ims since the boy


    standing next to her was the spitting image of her brother Bryan. Since she was a twin to the real


    Bryan, it was by pure gut feeling that she knew the ‘Bryan’ beside her was a fake.


    Her daughter’s silence made it difficult for Corinne to discern the basis for her daughter’s ims. In the


    end, she attributed all those remarks to the children being upset.


    “Alright! I don’t care what disagreement you had in the first ce, but fighting with each other is not the


    way to go. Apologize to one another, or I’ll be very disappointed in you!” Corinne asserted sternly.


    Bryan’ hesitated momentarily, but he ultimately did as Corinne requested and apologized to his sister.


    “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to step on your doll. I’m the older brother, so I shouldn’t have fought back.”


    Christine pouted reluctantly and uttered her apology in frustration. “I’m sorry, too. I shouldn’t have


    pushed you.”


    Corinne’s expression softened as she observed the two children apologizing to each other. “Okay.


    Come here, you two!”


    The two kids nced at each other and walked over to Corinne at her beckoning.


    Corinne embraced the two children. She said to them in a gentle and earnest voice, “Whatever


    happens, you must always remember that the three of you are siblings. Siblings are the closest people


    you have aside from your parents. Never do anything to hurt your sibling, even if you’re angry at them.


    Do you understand?”


    Bryan’ and Christine nodded in Corinne’s embrace.


    Corinne continued earnestly. “It’s important to talk to each other if you are in any conflict with each


    other. You can alwayse to Mommy if you can’t resolve your differences. I’ll be very, very upset if


    you hurt each other like this again!”


    Bryan’ and Christine both answered, “Okay.”


    After having a heart-to-heart and resolving their minor conflict, the children no longer had any conflict


    with each other.


    It was through sheer ident that ‘Bryan’ had inadvertently stepped on Christine’s doll, which


    provoked her anger. They were both children, and it was not necessary for the elder sibling to always


    give in to the younger one. They were peers of equal standing, and they were both still naive.


    Corinne had no interest in debating who was right or wrong. She also did not want to emphasize too


    much that her children must know when to give in. Kids could be stubborn sometimes, but it was wrong


    for them to start a fight.


    After talking to the two kids for a while and getting them to reconcile with a handshake, Corinne


    released them from her hug and carried Joey.