Don Smith dismissed everyone else from the ward. “Mark Tremont came to see me last night.”
Alejandro tensed on the bed. “So?”
Don Smith stared fixedly at him. “You’re one of the Tremonts, aren’t you? But Mark Tremont won’t let you live. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have ended up in Nafaeth with the real Alejandro, then assumed his identity.”
“What are you trying to imply?” Alejandro replied in a non-committal manner. “I have no intention of hiding my past. However, I see no need to mention it. The Tremonts and I have nothing to do with each other.”
The old man clicked his tongue. “Are you that unfeeling? After everything that Mark has done to you, you’ve never considered taking everything that belongs to you? When the time comes, both the Tremonts and Smiths will be yours. Don’t you have any ambition?”
Alejandro suddenly smiled. “I’m aware that the Smiths were once involved with the Tremonts, but they’ve parted ways long ago and everyone has been minding their own business. You just want to use my position as a Tremont to unite the Smiths and Tremonts once again, as a Smith, don’t you? There’s a hint of revenge there. However, you’re overestimating me and underestimating Mark. He was only eighteen when his family was involved in that plane crash. Plenty of people were eyeing the Tremonts, but no one has been able to touch them. Finally, he, an eighteen year old greenhorn, managed to take over. Does he really look like a greenhorn to you? What if I told you that he single-handedly orchestrated that plane crash?”
Don Smith felt slightly terrified when he saw the vicious look in Alejandro’s eyes. He didn’t have much time left on earth, and his only grandson had been replaced by a fake too. This fake was the only hope he had left. That way, the Smiths would not end up in the hands of an outsider. At least, this fake had Alejandro’s face and his official position as a Smith. He had no other option…
Following a long pause after their confrontation, Don Smith finally compromised. “Fine, you don’t have to go against Mark. But you can never let him find out about your identity as Ethan Connor. You can only ever be Alejandro Smith. Tiffany Lane is married and so are you. What are your plans now? What are you going to do to prevent the exposure of your real identity, without affecting the alliance between the Smiths and Larks? Take advantage of your time on this bed and think about it. Think about it carefully. Does loving someone mean having her for the rest of your life, or granting her happiness? If you take her away, you will undoubtedly bring her pain. You will be exposed sooner or later. She doesn’t love you at all, so you might as well let go and live your life out with Melanie in peace. Solidify the alliance between the Smiths and the Larks.”
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