#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.

hard 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 discovered the

his voice tinged with uncertainty. “How

gaze squarely, her eyes reflecting a well of emotions too complex to name. “I trust him, Benjamin. He is not playing, his mother

Sophia’s revelation. “And what now?” he asked,

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

heavy silence filled the room, thick with tension and uncertainty. Benjamin’s mind raced his thoughts a tumultuous whirlwind of disbelief, confusion, and a deep-seated fear of

a steadfast presence he could rely on, but now, faced with the possibility of their shared bloodline, he couldn’t help but feel

constricted with the weight of unspoken emotions. “Since when…

found out the day after you were shot,” Sophia confessed, her own voice tinged with sorrow. “I didn’t

with a mixture of shock and anger. “This is crazy. It can’t happen to me,” he muttered, his words a desperate

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

Benjamin’s arm, her touch a silent plea for him to

calm down.

heaved with ragged breaths as he struggled to contain the storm of

a heavy silence settled over the room, punctuated only

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