#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.

Sophia continued, her voice soft yet resolute. “Our family has been hiding this secret for years, and I only recently discovered

his voice

emotions too complex to name. “I trust him, Benjamin. He is not playing, his mother told him

in consternation, his mind racing as he grappled with the enormity of Sophia’s revelation. “And what now?” he asked,

don’t know, Benjamin. But I couldn’t keep this from

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

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

find his voice, his throat constricted with the weight of unspoken emotions. “Since when… since when do you know?” he finally managed

Sophia confessed, her own voice tinged with sorrow. “I didn’t say anything until now because I wanted you

“This is crazy. It can’t happen to me,” he muttered, his words a desperate plea to make sense of the

pace the living room, 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

trembling as she gently placed it on Benjamin’s arm, her touch a silent

important thing is to calm down. Please, you

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

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

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