“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

should

a thought occurred

Benjamin’s sudden passion just

and returned so quickly. Did they have

just want to get to know you better. I was foolish to have missed my chance with you before, but now I want

to be dumbfounded. He almost choked on

Emmeline teasing him or was she

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

he never dared to hope for those

Emmeline was probably

was at a loss for

realizing

going to end

could Benjamin do

he

and smirked to herself, thinking: “Ha, you really

“Emma, how can you love Benjamin? We’re family, and we have a

Emmeline clung to Benjamin’s neck, “We’re

between a rock and a hard place. What could

admitted to playing along with Emmeline, he would offend her. But if he didn’t surrender

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