"If Clover and I truly had a child, speaking of which, they would be about your age now." Edward Quinn murmured.
"Clover?" Mabel Quinn was startled for a moment, "Is she the one who resembles me a bit?"
"Yes." He replied, "But I've never treated you as Clover's replacement. Do you believe a person can love only one person for a lifetime?"
Mabel slightly pressed her lips together, then nodded, "I believe."
Edward smiled gently, yet his smile was somewhat bitter, "Once, I didn't believe, but after I met Clover, I did. When you fall in love with someone, no one else can replace that person. How could there be a substitute? It's just that sometimes when I see you, it gives me a feeling, as if Clover were still alive."
These words Edward had never spoken to anyone else, yet he said them to Mabel.
