Chapter 1678
Ben sat down on the stairs next to the photo wall. He seemed to know why Chloe was here "Are you going to ask about Aman's mother and his brother?"
"..." Chloe nodded gently.
Ben sighed. "When should I start..."
"I know roughly what happened. Aman told me ," Chloe said, "I just want to ask my father a question."
"Okay, you can ask." Ben nodded.
"Why did father have the heart to order people to shoot back then?" Chloe asked him.
Ben was silent for a moment. "Are you questioning my love for Aman's mother and their brother?"
Chloe didn't answer.
"Why can I let people shoot..." Ben thought of this question. "To get to the bottom of it, it should be the mission of our family."
"The mission of our family?" Chloe frowned.
"The education I've received since I was a child is that I must do everything for the family." Ben looked up with determination. "For the sake of the Emperor Family, I can do anything and sacrifice anyone."
Chloe bit her lip.
"There is no doubt about my love for Aman's mother, and it's the same for their brothers." Ben said, "Before that, I never thought that there would be such a day. I must make a choice between the Emperor Family and my beloved wife and son, which is also the most painful choice in my life."
He added, "At that time, my father was also in a dilemma. He asked me to make a decision, so my father didn't take responsibility for what happened that year. He just didn't stop me from making a decision."
Chloe didn't say anything, but she understood in her heart.
Old Master had been blaming himself for what happened that year.
"In fact, at that time, I was not allowed to shoot," Ben said, "Those people had a grudge against me. They kidnapped my wife and children to kill me, but they wouldn't let go of my family. In short, if I hadn't been shot, those people would have killed my wife and two sons. When those people escorted Aman out, I ordered to shoot, at least to save a son... Although the price was to sacrifice my wife and another son."
"So, you would rather let your wife and another son die in your hands?" Chloe's eyes were sour.
"Yes, I know that if I do this, Aman will not forgive me." Ben said, "But instead of watching them die, I would rather save a son's life and bear his hatred for me. At least, this will leave a successor for the Emperor Family."
The most important thing for a family to continue was to be an heir!
"That's why Aman hates me so much today. I don't blame him at all," Ben said, "I'm a father who survived with guilt. I won't dodge even if he wants to shoot me again."
Chloe moved her moist eyes away. "But... what happened back then has become a shadow in Aman's heart."
"No one's life is smooth and smooth. Growing up means stepping on a path of thorns," Ben said, " Similarly, my life is not smooth. I was born in a rich and powerful family, and I lost my mother at a young age. I continued to lose my wife and son. I have tried my best to bear all these sins, so that Aman can live with peace of mind."
Chloe understood that compared with what Ben was carrying, the burden on Aman's shoulders was indeed light. Because he didn't kill his mother and brother. He just hated his father in his heart.
There was no sin in Aman's hand!
Ben, who had lived to this day with his wife and son's lives, was the most serious one.
"You should talk to Aman." Chloe blinked her tearful eyes.
"There's no need. Men don't need to talk too much. What I told you is actually clear to Aman in his heart." Ben said, "He just can't accept that his mother and brother were killed because I ordered someone to shoot them."
Ben continued, "For him, he would rather be killed by those people with his mother and brother than see his mother and brother die in the hands of his relatives... But I couldn't let my two sons die at that time. At least I had to keep a child. The Emperor Family also needed an heir."
Chloe understood Ben's difficulties. As Ben said, Aman must also know it very well.
But she knew in her heart that it was totally different from accepting or not!
"Father, I won't blame you. Because of your decision, Aman survived safely." Chloe said with tears in her eyes, "If he died with his mother and brother, I would never meet him again in my life."
It was her words that made Aman angry last night.
However, she just said what she felt from her standpoint. She didn't think that the death of Aman's mother and brother was innocent!
It was not Aman's fault, nor Ben's fault. It was those people who kidnapped Aman and his mother!
"Then, father, have you ever regretted it?" Chloe finally asked him, "Have you ever regretted what happened that year?"
"There's nothing to regret. The situation back then forced me to make a decision like that. I know Aman's mother. If she were here, she would also forgive me. I owe her, and I will go down to apologize to her in the future." Ben's eyelids moved down little by little. He held her fingers tightly, and the blue veins on his forehead were exposed. "It's just... Unfortunately, it's business. He was still so young at that time, one year younger than Aman."
From the sound of him gritting his teeth, Chloe could tell how much he hated her for not being able to save another son.
"Mr. Aman, he survived with the share of Shane. His hatred of me is equivalent to the hatred of the two brothers." Ben said, "So no matter what kind of attitude he has toward me, I will bear it."
"Father, maybe you can think about it in a good way." Chloe wanted to comfort him. " Aman might... forgive you."
Chloe didn't understand why she was still pretending to be strong. Even there was a relationship between her and Aman's husband. How could she have the position to let the father and son reconcile?
"I don't ask for his forgiveness, but as long as I am alive, I will atone for my sins for myself," Ben said. He untied his coat and shirt one by one, revealing the terrible bullet wound on his left chest. "I have suffered two fatal injuries in my life. One was when I was chasing a wanted criminal outside, I was almost seriously injured. The other was when Aman shot me..."
Looking at the ferocious and terrible wound on Ben's chest, Chloe's eyes widened.
It wasn't just a bullet wound.
There were also signs of surgery in order to take out bullets!
And that position should be the heart!
"At that time, Aman's bullet was only a centimeter away from my heart." Ben said, "If he hadn't trembled because of excitement, I would have died under his gun."
Chloe covered her mouth, tears rolling down her face. Although she had heard that Aman had shot his father.
She just didn't expect to see Ben's injury with her own eyes. It was so shocking and sad!
"I was very surprised that you could stop him from shooting yesterday." Ben said, "To be honest, I didn't intend to be calm after coming to Shallow Bay. It was expected that another bloody disaster would happen when I met Aman. I also thought that I would really die in his hands this time."
"So." Ben looked at his daughter-in-law in front of him and said gently, "You should be very important to Aman because he will listen to you. I am happy that Aman has found a girl he loves."
"No..." Chloe lowered her head and bit her lip. "I didn't do enough."
Her wife was definitely not competent enough. Otherwise, Aman would not have said that to her yesterday.
Otherwise, Aman would not have left.
"No, you did a good job. You can know when you see Liam, Lita, and other people's love for you. Chloe, you are a good mother." Ben's eyes were full of appreciation for his daughter-in-law. "And, you are also a competent wife. You gave Aman a harmonious family."
In response to Ben's praise, Chloe's eyes were sour and hot. She felt a little ashamed. "..
. But I kept my father and made him angry. He left last night. It was my fault. I failed to persuade him."