“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.

How could she possibly do that?

should

a thought

Benjamin’s sudden passion just

Janie for a meeting and returned

with these thoughts as she leaped into Benjamin’s arms, saying, “Ben, I 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

teasing him or was

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

never dared to hope

Emmeline was probably just using reverse

loss for how

was also stunned, realizing that her plan

not going

Benjamin

hoped he wasn’t playing with

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

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

clung to Benjamin’s neck, “We’re both single and not doing anything

hard place. What could

he would offend her.

struggling to figure out what to do, the door to

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