Silence enveloped the entire ward.


    Franco coughed for some time.


    Hannah approached and offered him a ss of warm water.


    “Drink some water first.


    ”


    “I’m fine.


    ” Franco pushed the ss aside.


    “I intended to bury this secret forever, ensuring that no one would ever learn of it.


    ”


    He coughed again, then continued, “But while in mya, I experienced a lengthy dream.


    It felt as though I would never awaken.


    The dream brought back distant memories.


    ”


    Looking up at Bryson with cloudy eyes, Franco added, “You deserve to know certain things.


    ”


    Hannah, though not directly involved, sensed the tension and grew anxious, considering theplexity of the situation.


    She turned to Bryson, noticing the grave expression on his face.


    “Grandpa, please tell me what happened.


    I’m prepared to handle it.


    ”


    After a brief pause, Franco spoke slowly.


    “You are not a true descendant of the Mitchell family.


    Your mother sought refuge with our n, and I fabricated a story to keep her from the Mitchells.


    It is for this reason you faced mockery upon your return.


    I wasn’t sure of my decision, but at the time, it seemed the only way to ensure your survival, along with that of your mother and sister…”


    Bryson leaned his fingers against the bed’s edge, his expression unchanging.


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    Hannah could sense Bryson’s unease despite his outward calm.


    “Your real father is…”


    Bryson cut in abruptly, “I know who my biological father is.


    ”


    Franco stared at Bryson, taken aback.


    “You know?”


    At that moment, Bryson gave Hannah a look filled with mixed emotions.


    Hannah met his gaze and blinked.


    “What’s wrong?”


    Bryson averted his eyes for a moment, then resolved himself, Looked back at Franco, and dered, “My father has to be the head of the Compton family.


    ”


    His deration silenced everyone.


    Hannah’s eyes widened in disbelief.


    She stammered, “You…”


    “I didn’t want to keep this from you, but I struggled with how to bring it up,” Bryson confessed.


    Hannah remembered the tension that had been building between them.Content rights belong to N?velDrama.Org.


    She furrowed her brow and asked, “Is this what’s been bothering you? Is this the secret you’ve been hiding?”


    “Yes.


    ”


    Bryson understood that revealing this truth might force them apart.