Chapter 100

CHAPTER 100'

“Benjamin!” Rebecca rushed to him, ignoring the pain in her ankle. Shawn cut her off. “Hold it, Rebecca.” “Brother, move!” she roared and tried to get past him, but he grabbed her hand and forcibly pulled her away. “Listen to me first, and then you are going to beat your husband yourself,” Shawn stated. “What nonsense are you talking about?” Rebecca’s eyes were still on Benjamin who was on the ground. “How could you beat him like that? Are you even human?” Tears escaped her eyes. “It isn’t just your brother who hit him,” Jacob said. “I did, too.” Rebecca’s face froze. “Your worthless husband is having an affair with the chief justice’s daughter,” Jacob said. “W-What are you talking about?” Rebecca didn’t believe it. “The chief justice’s daughter died unfortunately,” Jacob continued speaking in an annoyed tone. “Or I would have brought her here to prove it. Still, her father’s words are more than enough. There’s no reason for the chief justice to lie!” “Don’t listen to them, Rebecca, ” Benjamin said through the pain as blood dripped from his chin. “I don’t even know about the girl they’re talking about.”

“B-Benjamin...” Rebecca’s gut twisted seeing him in such a pathetic situation. She tried to get to him, but her brother didn’t let her.

“Don’t fall for his trap, Rebecca,” Shawn warned her, squeezing her wrist with brute force so that his point would get across to her better. “It’s better for everyone in this villa if he just disappears from our lives.”

“Yes, Aunt. Dad is right,” Lisa stepped forth and said. “I think Uncle Benjamin had a crush on me. I saw him following me a few times.” Her words shocked everyone as they thought this came out of nowhere. Lisa, however, stood her ground. “I think he isn’t innocent.” After losing her boyfriend, she didn’t know where she should divert her frustration, and now she had Benjamin to divert all her anger toward. In a way, he was responsible for her losing Nate, she thought.

“What the hell?” Shawn’s blood boiled. “You even went after my daughter?” He pushed Rebecca aside and attacked Benjamin.

“Stop, brother!” Rebecca caught Shawn’s hand. “Maybe, Lisa was mistaken.”

“She isn’t five, Rebecca,” Shawn glared at her, but she didn’t back down. She moved past him and looked at Benjamin.

“Is Lisa speaking the truth?” she asked Benjamin, whose eyes were half-open Benjamin shook his head. “You are the only one in my heart. There was no one else before.

There will be no one else after.”

Stress marks appeared on Rebecca’s chin as tears welled up in her eyes. Benjamin was coming forward to hug her, but Shawn kicked him in the chest and sent him back.

Benjamin fell to his knee and coughed blood. “Brother!’ Rebecca clenched her fists and was about to attack him. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Elizabeth said aloud. She came down the stairs. “Did your husband blind your eyes so much you are going to raise your hand against your own brother? Against your own blood?” Rebecca gritted her teeth and cast an angry glance at her.

“This is none of your business.” “Not when you’re about to hit my husband,” replied Elizabeth, shifting her gaze to Benjamin “I will only tell you one thing. Why don’t you ask your husband what his name is? I mean, what his real name is.” Rebecca’s brows drew together. “What are you talking about?” Why did his name matter in this situation? “Just give it a try, sister-in-law,” Elizabeth was trying to speak seriously and not laugh even though she wanted to. “Go and ask your husband what his real name is. Why don’t you hear it from his own mouth?”. Rebecca turned her head to look at Benjamin who was making a sad, hurtful expression.

“What is she saying, Benjamin?” Rebecca started walking toward him. Shawn didn’t stop her this time. “Isn’t your Benjamin Wilde? Tell them that’s your name.”

Benjamin kept staring at her; the corners of his lips turned down, and his lower lip poked outward and felt heavy as if all the guilt in him had gathered there. A slow shake of his head followed.

Rebecca’s heart sank at once.

“There you go. He got the job at the pizza shop, probably using a fake certificate,” Elizabeth said. “I doubt what he wrote there is even his real name. It’s like his whole life is a lie. Who knows what more he is hiding? Just slap him and kick him out already. He doesn’t even deserve to breathe the same air as us!” Tears clouded Rebecca’s eyes. “Why didn’t you tell me, Benj...” she paused, wondering if Benjamin was his real name or not, and the thought made her heart feel heavy. “I was planning to tell you everything,” Benjamin said.

“When?” she raised her voice. Tears streamed down her cheeks. He raised his hand to wipe her tears off, but she pushed his hand away. “Once a liar, always a liar. I don’t know what else you’re hiding. How can you expect me to trust anything you say?”

Benjamin withdrew his hand. Her question was valid, but why did she even need to listen to his words? Didn’t he already show his love through his actions? Weren’t the days he spent with her already enough to prove his love for her? Perhaps, not.

Otherwise, why would she ask him such a question, unless, maybe she was getting blinded by her burning emotion? “I have a confession,” Ashley spoke out, turning many heads in her direction. “I might lose my job for saying this, but I think it’s best I tell everyone the truth.” She came forward, lowered her head and said, “I slept with Benjamin multiple times.” Her face seemed ridden with guilt. “I’m sorry.”

Rebecca’s expression drastically changed. She felt like two giant boulders pressed her shoulders down and made her knees feel weak. She looked more devastated than shocked. Did this mean Benjamin was also having an affair with Delle? It felt like her worst fears, no, nightmares had all come true at once. Her whole head hurt, and she fainted and collapsed to the side.

Benjamin caught her before she fell to the ground, but then Shawn violently pushed him away. Everyone gathered around Rebecca and tended to her, with worried expressions on their faces, whereas Shawn began punching and slapping Benjamin repeatedly until he was brought out of the villa.

“I’ll give you until midnight to run as far away as you can,” Shawn said, “because after that I’ll do my best to find you and kill you.”

Saying that he went back into the villa. The guard closed the gate and looked at Benjamin who was lying on the street, covered in his own blood.

“Tch, tch, you shouldn’t have married someone from a rich family,” the guard opined, his voice sounding pitiful. “The rich are the biggest hypocrites, after all. It’s fine as long as they’re the ones doing mistakes, but if others do the same mistakes, they go berserk. But at least, he gave you time, so run away while you can.” Benjamin got up to his feet and looked at the villa once.

Tears flowed out, but he gathered the strength to wipe his own tears before lowering his head and walking away with a heavy heart.