The story made Joseph’s identity clear. Joseph’s parents were the only people who knew his real identity.
Rebekah was still speaking. She looked pale and sorrowful.
“I was reminded of the history whenever I saw Joseph all those years. I also felt guilty in the face of my brother, so I usually went outside and seldom stayed at home. That was why Joseph was not close to me. Of course, It was also the reason that I left him later.”
Rebekah didn’t want to ruin Henry’s life, so he was waiting for the right woman. She would divorce Henry whenever there was such a woman.
However, years passed, and there was still no right woman for Henry. He even never paid attention to women.
“He loved you.” Hayden couldn’t help warning, “Didn’t you find it?”
Henry wouldn’t hold the marriage for more than ten years even though he wanted to help his sister. There was no reason for his insistence except that he loved Rebekah.
“Definitely I found it.” Rebekah mocked herself.
“No one can hide love when they stay with their lover. He would drive me back from the station or airport whenever I got back to the city. All the meals he cooked were my favorite. Even Joseph tried to get close to me even though she was not familiar to me.”
“So why?” Hayden was confused.
“Because I hated myself, and looked down on myself. Henry was the most perfect man in this world. He was gentle, good-tempered, and had a good family. I was already a mother, so how could I be a match for him.”
Rebekah sighed then, and looked regretful.
“I realized what I thought was wrong soon, but it was too late.”
“...”
The story was over, but Hayden was immersed in it. She didn’t ask anything. She just sat there and looked at the photos. In the last photo, Rebekah and Henry were standing on the mountain. She held his arm, and both of them smiled happily. Henry was looking at Rebekah, and his eyes were full of love.
There was the date on the corner of the photo. Hayden was stunned as she saw the date. It seemed that Henry died not so long after that day.
She began to know Rebekah’s meaning. It was really too late.
Rebekah touched the old photo, and continued.
“When we took this photo, he said to me that we should take Benjamin and our dad together to take a family photo, after Benjamin was born.”
However, fate made a trick.
After a long silence, Hayden was finally reminded of what Rebekah said before she told the story.
“You said it was Zed who made Mr. Beckham die?”
Rebekah clenched her fists when she heard this. The flame of anger flashed in her eyes.
“It was him. He divorced his wife and came to find me. I didn’t agree with him. To get rid of him, I went climbing the mountain. He followed me to the mountain. If Henry didn’t get there in time, I would have died with that bastard. Then Zed ran away, and the brakes on Henry’s car failed when he went downhill. His car hit the parapet, but it still fell down from the mountain. The police said it was a made accident. I knew it must be Zed who made it.”
“Did you tell this to the police?”
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