At Wife’s Funeral, Widower Meets His Stepdaughter’s Twin He Never Knew Existed — Story of the Day

A grieving widower is taken aback when he sees a young woman who looks exactly like his stepdaughter at his wife’s funeral. He decides to approach her and find out who she is – only to discover a family secret from his late wife’s past.

The sun had descended a little, and the evening was approaching. People were leaving after the funeral, praying for Linda’s soul and assuring Robert that everything would be fine, but Robert Stevens couldn’t walk away from the fresh mound of earth where his beloved wife was laid.

Linda and Robert had been happily married for 15 years, and Robert had never imagined that a disease like cancer would take Linda away from him, leaving him alone. But it happened, and despite the expensive treatments and all of his care, Linda died at the age of 57.

Linda and Robert had met at a business conference in California. Linda was a widow with a daughter, and he was a divorcee with two adopted sons. It wasn’t love at first sight for them, but their loneliness helped them connect well, and they were in love before they realized it.

A few months after dating, they decided to tie the knot, and though it had been a rollercoaster ride, their marriage was mostly peaceful and filled with love.

However, now that Linda was gone, Robert could feel the void again. “If God had chosen to take one of us away, it should have been me, not you,” the man lamented.

Just then, his stepdaughter Ashley approached him. “Dad!” she cried. “Come, let’s go home. It’s going to get cold soon. I believe some of the guests were unable to attend Mom’s funeral. I doubt they’ll show up.”

“I’ll see you later, honey,” Robert said quietly. “You guys go ahead. Take Kevin and Eric with you. I’d like to stay alone for a while.”

“All right, dad, but don’t stay till late. Kevin and Eric are leaving for New York tonight,” Ashley said before she and her brothers walked away.

Robert was now alone, sitting by Linda’s grave, remembering all the times he’d spent with her. Ashley had been 5 years old when they first met. She wasn’t ready to accept him, and Linda struggled to persuade her that he would be a good father.

Finally, when Linda had convinced her, his sons Kevin and Eric, who were 9 and 10 years old at the time, tried their hardest to ensure that Linda did not take their mother’s place. But Linda had just won the boys’ hearts with love and care, convincing them that she would love them like their...