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Mr. Harrison nodded. “So answer us honestly.”The room seemed to hold its breath as Mr. Harrison made the statement.“What exactly can you possibly offer our daughter?”The question hung in the air, heavy and unyielding.Benjamin did not answer immediately.For the first time since he had forced his way into the house, his gaze drifted away and settled somewhere indistinct, as if he were looking past the walls, past the neatly arranged furniture, past the comfortable middle-class life they had worked so hard to build. His shoulders, which had been tense for most of the evening, slowly relaxed, not with confidence but with something closer to resignation.However, Elise’s parents mistook his silence for evasion.Mrs. Harrison folded her arms tightly. “You see?” she said, her voice sharp but edged with something tired. “He can’t even answer. That alone says alot.”Benjamin inhaled slowly.He had faced far harsher interrogations before. But compared to those, this should have been easy.
Chapter 94
“You really have no idea how ridiculous you sound.” Mrs. Harrison shook her head.Benjamin exhaled slowly, forcing himself to calm down. “Listen, Terence is not a good person.”“And you are?” Mr. Harrison shot back.Benjamin met his gaze steadily. “I’m someone who actually cares whether Elise gets hurt.”Mrs. Harrison scoffed. “If you cared, you wouldn’t be standing here right now. Just leave. You are no saint.”The living room felt smaller than it had moments ago. The air was heavy, thick with judgment and disbelief, pressing down on Benjamin’s shoulders. Elise left with Terence Lin. That fact sat like a stone in Benjamin’s chest. He knew chasing after them would only make things worse, yet staying here felt no better. Mr. Harrison crossed his arms, his expression stern but not entirely without calculation. “Young man, do you know how absurd this looks from our perspective? You barge into our home, break our door, accuse someone as reputable as a Terence, and then act like some kin
Chapter 93
“Iris was deceived and vulnerable. She believed Benjamin was helping her. But it was all part of his plan to take her away from me.” Terence Lin said pitifully.His voice was low and restrained, carrying just enough hurt to sound genuine. He stood there with his shoulders slightly slumped, his expression carefully composed, like a man trying to hold himself together after heartbreak.“Oh my God!” Mrs. Harrison whispered urgently. “I knew he was up to no good, but this? This is far beyond what I imagined.”Mr. Harrison could not help but shake his head as he stared at Benjamin with open disgust.Benjamin felt a surge of anger rise in his chest.Shameless.That was the only word that came to mind.He had seen arrogance before. He had seen hypocrisy, entitlement, and arrogance wrapped in fine suits and polished smiles. But Terence Lin’s ability to twist the truth so effortlessly, to present himself as a victim while standing atop layers of privilege, disgusted him.“You’re unbelievable,”
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“Stay away!” Elise muttered. “Don’t come any closer.”“Elise—”“Save it. I don’t want to hear it.”Elise's voice cut through the living room, sharp and trembling at the same time. Both her hands clenched at her sides, fingers white, her eyes fixed on Benjamin with a mixture of anger and hurt she no longer bothered to hide.The room was deathly quiet.Benjamin stood just inside the doorway, the broken handle still in his right hand. The door itself hung crooked on its hinges, the lock splintered as if it had been struck by a battering ram rather than pulled open by a human hand.Benjamin exhaled slowly and lowered his hand, placing the damaged handle carefully on a nearby cabinet as if doing so might somehow undo what had already happened. His expression was restrained, but there was a trace of helplessness in his eyes.“I didn’t deceive you,” he said quietly, looking at Elise. “I never did.”Elise shook her head.“There he goes again. Didn’t deceive me?” Elise repeated. Her voice rose
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The room froze.No one spoke.No one even seemed to breathe.The shattered doorframe stood crooked, splintered wood scattered across the tiled floor like fallen debris from a small explosion. The metal latch, once firmly embedded, now sat twisted in Benjamin’s hand, its screws torn clean from the wood.Benjamin stared at it for a moment.Then he sighed.It was a quiet sound, more weary than dramatic, as though he himself were the most surprised person in the room.“I didn’t mean to do that,” he said calmly, lowering his hand. “I misjudged the force.”The words only made the scene stranger.Elise’s parents were stiff, shock written across their faces. Her mother’s hand hovered near her chest, fingers trembling. Her father had half-risen from his seat, unsure whether to advance or retreat, his expression torn between anger and disbelief.The heavy silence stretched.Benjamin glanced down at the broken handle again, then flexed his fingers slightly. He could still feel the unfamiliar res
Chapter 90
“That should do.”Terence slipped the phone back into his pocket, his expression unreadable.“Thank you,” he said lightly.Elise nodded, unaware that the image had already been delivered to its intended recipient.It was at this point that Benjamin’s phone lit up with a notification.…Pots clanged softly, oil hissed as it met heat, and the comforting scent of home-cooked food slowly filled the house. The kind of smell that wrapped around the walls and lingered in the air, promising warmth and indulgence.Elise’s father hovered nearby, sleeves rolled up, occasionally stepping in to help or simply to watch with satisfaction.“We don’t often have guests this late,” he said cheerfully, glancing toward the living room where Terence sat with practiced ease. “But when we do, we make sure no one leaves hungry.”Terence smiled politely. “I’m already grateful you let me stay. Anything beyond that is a bonus.”“You’re too modest,” Elise’s mother replied warmly. “You should relax. Tonight, you’r
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