“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

what should she

thought occurred to

sudden passion just an

and returned

just want to get to know you better. I was

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

Emmeline teasing him or was she really

had waited for years to hear those words and had longed

dared to

was probably just using reverse psychology on

was at a loss for

also stunned, realizing

was not going to end

could Benjamin

he wasn’t

were dumbfounded and smirked to herself, thinking: “Ha, you really thought you could help Abel against me?

his voice, “Emma, how can you love Benjamin? We’re family, and

Emmeline clung to Benjamin’s neck,

a hard place. What could he do in

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

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