#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.

is hard to accept, but it’s the truth,” Sophia continued, her voice soft yet resolute. “Our family

sure?” Benjamin asked, his voice tinged with uncertainty. “How can

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

“And what now?” he asked, his voice barely above a whisper.

her expression pained yet determined. “I don’t know, Benjamin. But I couldn’t keep this from you any longer. You deserve

tension and uncertainty. Benjamin’s mind raced his

Sophia a constant in his life, a steadfast presence he could rely on, but now,

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

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

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

frenzied. ” You mean to tell me that my mother hid all this from us?” he shouted, his voice filled with

Benjamin’s arm, her touch a silent plea for him to calm down. “She wanted to protect you,” she explained softly.

thing is to calm down. Please,

the storm of emotions raging within him. ” No… I… I don’t know,” he

settled over the room, punctuated only by the sound of his ragged

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