#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.

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

how can you be sure?” Benjamin asked, his voice tinged

to name. “I trust him, Benjamin. He is not playing, his

his mind racing as he grappled with the enormity of Sophia’s revelation. “And what now?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

pained yet determined. “I don’t know, Benjamin. But I couldn’t keep this from you any longer. You deserve to know the truth, no

of Sophia’s revelation settled over them, a heavy silence filled the room, thick with tension and uncertainty.

now, faced with the possibility of their shared bloodline, he couldn’t help but feel a profound sense

his throat constricted with the weight of unspoken emotions. “Since when… since when do

the day after you were shot,” Sophia confessed, her own voice tinged

anger. “This is

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

arm, her touch a silent plea

is to calm

heaved with ragged breaths as he struggled to contain the storm of emotions raging within him. ” No… I…

over the room, punctuated only by

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