“Come on, Benjamin,” Janie’s eyes were brimming with tears. “How could you break my heart like this? What’s wrong with me?”

“This is none of your business,” Benjamin pulled Emmeline close to him. “I love Emma, and she can love me back. Who are you to interfere?”

“Benjamin, you’re misunderstanding!” Emmeline pushed him away and stood to the side, her face flushing. “I only see you as a brother, I won’t fall in love with you.”

“But that’s not set in stone,” Benjamin gazed at her deeply. “You don’t love Abel anymore, so why not give me a chance? We’re meant to be together, I don’t want to be your brother.”

His intense gaze left Emmeline unsure of what to say.

“Benjamin!” Abel’s anger boiled over and he threw a punch.

Benjamin deftly dodged Abel’s punch, feinting with a punch of his own and winking at him.

Abel was caught off guard, unsure of what Benjamin was up to.

In the moment of hesitation, Abel’s next punch never landed.

“Emma,” Janie spoke with a trembling voice. “Will you really agree to love Benjamin and be with him?”

Emmeline’s mind was racing.

she possibly

what should

a thought occurred to

passion

a meeting and returned

I just want to get to know you better. I was

Now it was Benjamin’s turn to be dumbfounded. He almost choked on his

him or was she really confessing her

years to hear those words and had longed for them day and

he never dared to hope for

he knew Emmeline was probably just

a loss for how

stunned, realizing that

not going to

Benjamin

just hoped he wasn’t playing with

noticed both Benjamin and Janie were dumbfounded and smirked to herself, thinking: “Ha, you really thought you could help

his voice, “Emma, how can you love Benjamin?

Benjamin?” Emmeline clung to Benjamin’s neck, “We’re both

between a rock and a hard place. What could

along with Emmeline, he would offend her. But if he didn’t surrender now, he would

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