"I heard my brother held me first when I was born. My parents told him that I was the one he needed to protect and that he must make sure I am alive until he died." Cian said with a look that seemed a little sentimental, "Sometimes I would wonder why did this happen to him? Why has he been abandoned since he was born? The first-born boy is always the heir, the man who gets to have everything. But because of what happened to our family, he had to become a victim."
Hannah listened quietly since she was not in a position to judge.
"Actually, Oscar cried when he was a kid." Said Cian.
Surprised, Hannah had never seen Oscar cry, nor did she think he would cry.
"I heard it from my aunt." Cian said, "My parents are cold, maybe they act like that on purpose, but they don't usually show vulnerability to us. My aunt often does. By the way, do you know who my aunt is?"
"Justine," Hannah answered.
Oscar had not told her but it was quite obvious.
Manuel was their cousin. Accordingly, their aunt should be Manuel's mother, Justine.
She always felt that Justine was different from other ladies of the upper class and there was something more about her. It turned out that Justine was a royal member.
"Well, yes, her original name was Justine Wells. She changed her last name to avoid being noticed. Manuel's last name should also be Wells."
Somehow, Hannah felt Cian cared too much about their last names. In other words, it was a kind of possessiveness towards his family members. Oscar and Cian didn't have many families and it was not strange that they cherished them.
"Back to business," Cian realized he had gone too far off the point and said, "I heard my aunt say it once. She said when he was a child, he went to wilderness training for the first time and he was ordered to kill small animals with a knife. When he used that knife to strike at those animals, he was always crying but he did not stop. Because he knew if he stopped, there would be more. And those animals were so cute and harmless."
Hannah felt there was a sudden sting in her heart. She could not imagine that scene of a boy crying with a bloody knife. Oscar must have been deep in desperation.
"My brother and I had very different experiences growing up. After I was born, I stayed with my parents and was taught to learn a lot of strategies. I was locked in the study every day and received all kinds of education. Of course, I took classes in self-defence, but it was nothing compared to Oscar's training. He is truly the most capable man our family has raised in all these years. Not only good at fighting but also studying. He got many certificates, such as his diplomas, his lawyer qualification certificate, and so on. Besides, he is the best of all the descendants of the family. If we lived in a peaceful time, he would become the greatest king ever."
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