In hushed, trembling tones We're...we're siblings. You know what this means, right?
nods solemnly Yes, patiencemuse. You're adopted. And our father... it's him.
takes a deep breath, steadying himself Our father is James Wilson. He never told us the truth until now.
pulls out an old, faded photograph from his pocket This was our father's last will and testament. He left it to me.
hands the photograph to patiencemuse He left it to me on his deathbed. It explains everything.
why didn’t he tell us sooner?
pauses, looking down at his hands Because he was afraid. Afraid of losing us both.
takes a deep breath Our father had a scandal in his past. He fathered me and then adopted patiencemuse to protect us from the truth.
pauses, eyes filled with pain From the powerful family that almost destroyed him. They were ruthless, VincentH.
how did they find out about me?
gazes into the distance, haunted by memories They found out when our father's affair was exposed.
pauses, voice trembling Our father's best friend betrayed him.
hesitates, then speaks with determination His name was Marcus Reed. He was the one who exposed our father's affair to the family.
clenches fists, voice filled with anger Because Marcus Reed had his own agenda.
takes a deep breath, voice filled with resentment He wanted to bring our father down because he was jealous.
voice filled with bitterness Jealous of our father's success, his power. He saw our family as a threat to his own ambitions.
so he ruined us to bring him down?
voice filled with hatred Yes. By exposing our father's affair, he triggered the family's wrath. They made sure our lives were hell.
eyes filled with pain Yes... they hurt us. They took everything from our father and tried to break us.
pauses, looking down They broke both of us in different ways.
takes a deep breath, voice filled with vulnerability They tore apart our sense of trust and security.
pauses, voice filled with determination We survived it by holding onto each other.
we pulled through together?
nods, eyes filled with resolve Yes, we did. Together, we found strength we never knew we had.