No. It was just the whimsical wish of an old man.

Maria was indeed old enough to be the daughter that Julie had lost, but that was one of the reasons that Bill had chosen to adopt her in the first place.

When it came to her appearance, Maria didn't look anything like Julie, except for her eyes which Mathias had mentioned.

Twenty years ago, Julie had been famous for her beauty in Broome. Maria was also such an outstanding beauty-so beautiful that the director Francis had wanted to cast her as his lead actress as soon as he set eyes on her.

However, the beauty of the two women was at two extremes, as different as yin and yang.