#191 “I’m So Sorry, Benjamin.”

Despite his initial shock, Benjamin decided that this was just another game on Alexander’s part. He frowned and despite the pain from his wound stood up.

“Let me guess, Alexander tell you this nonsense?” he scoffed, his tone tinged with bitterness.

Sophia shook her head, her resolve unwavering. “Yes, but…”

“Can’t you see that he is trying to separate us? He makes up stories to…”

“Benjamin, listen to me,” Sophia interrupted, her voice tinged with frustration. “What Alexander told me is not a lie. It’s another secret that my grandfather kept from us.”

Benjamin’s brows furrowed in disbelief, his eyes searching Sophia’s face for any hint of deception. But all he found was sincerity, an unwavering resolve that spoke volumes even in the midst of their shared turmoil.

this is hard to accept, but it’s the truth,” Sophia continued, her voice soft yet resolute. “Our family has been hiding this secret for years,

can you be sure?” Benjamin asked, his

emotions too complex to name. “I trust him, Benjamin. He is not

revelation. “And what now?” he asked, his voice

Benjamin. But I couldn’t keep this from you any longer. You deserve to know the truth, no matter how painful it

tension and uncertainty. Benjamin’s mind raced his thoughts a tumultuous whirlwind of disbelief,

a constant in his life, a steadfast presence he could rely on, but now, faced with the possibility of their shared bloodline, he

of unspoken emotions. “Since when…

shot,” Sophia confessed, her own voice tinged with

mixture of shock and anger. “This is

his steps erratic and frenzied. ” You mean to tell me that my mother hid all this from us?” he shouted, his voice filled with a sense of betrayal. “As she watched me grow up and fall in love with you, didn’t she once decide to tell

her touch a silent plea for him

to calm down. Please, you can’t change

struggled to contain the storm of emotions raging within him. ” No… I…

deepened, a heavy silence settled over the room, punctuated only by the

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