Chapter 435 I Am Sorry to You
Benjamin said coldly, "Not really important. I just find it unbelievable."
By all accounts, although Preston was somewhat disappointed in Lachlan for not living up to expectations, he could still be considered thoughtful and considerate.
When Magnus managed the company, he also took good care of Lachlan.
Later, when he became the company's heir, he never treated Lachlan's family poorly either.
So what was Lachlan trying to achieve by doing this?
M suddenly realized that the person Benjamin was talking about didn't seem to be him?
This made him breathe a huge sigh of relief, while also feeling puzzled.
"Benjamin, if that person isn't that important to you, then there's no need to care."
After a pause, he added, "If that person decided to hurt you, it means he doesn't take you seriously. You don't need to hold back either."
This was his principle for dealing with people.
If others don't mess with me, I won't mess with them.
But if they do, I'll pay them back a hundred or thousand times over.
Benjamin suddenly felt enlightened.
Right, when Lachlan decided to harm him, it meant he didn't care about the White family or blood relations at all.
So why should he?
"M, thank you."
"Given our relationship, you don't need to thank me."
Sensing that Benjamin had figured things out, the corners of M's lips curved up slightly.
Being able to help Benjamin was what made him happiest.
Benjamin's lips curved up slightly, and at the same time he became a bit curious about M.
He asked, "M, I've been wanting to ask - why do you help me?"
M was stunned for a moment, then said casually, "Maybe I just felt we clicked."
"Is that really all?"
Benjamin frowned, feeling it was far from that simple.
The first time he and M met, he had almost died.
It was M who saved him from danger.
When he woke up again, he found himself in a very safe little cabin.
That cabin was crude and cramped, completely different from the noble bearing he unconsciously displayed.
He had even suspected that M might have come from a high-born background but later fell on hard times.
But M wouldn't say anything, and he wasn't a gossipy person, so he didn't press further.
But now he was curious.
He really wanted to know M's true identity, and... the face hidden beneath that mask.
"Yes, I'm just an ordinary person. Nothing worth being curious about."
M's tone seemed calm, but his heart was already panicking.
Because of his nervousness, M kept swallowing quietly.
Benjamin laughed self-deprecatingly, but what he said almost made M drop his phone.
He said, "You're not someone I know, are you?"
M's heart suddenly erupted in turmoil, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Was his identity about to be exposed?
He forcibly suppressed the panic in his heart, wanting to explain.
At that moment, Benjamin suddenly sighed, "Forget it, I don't want to know anymore."
With that, Benjamin hung up directly.
Benjamin casually tossed his phone aside and slowly closed his eyes.
He was in a very irritable mood today, not knowing how to face this.
M was right - when Lachlan made his move against him, he had already stopped treating him as family.
So why should he be polite?
But this scheme that had been laid for over twenty years probably wasn't something he could take down by himself.
He had to think of a foolproof plan.
He needed to protect the White family while ensuring the people around him weren't harmed.
Also... M's reaction seemed very strange.
Earlier he had only asked half-jokingly, but M had actually gone silent.
Could he really be someone he knew?
But he didn't remember having such a person around him.
Benjamin stayed in the study all night. It wasn't until nearly dawn that he slowly got up and returned to his room.
As soon as he lay down, Sophia snuggled over as if sensing his presence.
He instinctively reached out, pulled her into his arms, and kissed her smooth, full forehead.
Holding Sophia, Benjamin's thoughts gradually sorted themselves out, and he soon fell asleep.
But M, far away in Celestria, stood in place gripping his phone for a long time.
He didn't understand what Benjamin meant by asking those questions.
Had Benjamin already discovered his identity?
But why didn't he say anything at the end?
Benjamin hadn't even questioned him once.
M's emotions sank. He crouched down in pain, clutching his chest.
His heart was full of regret and helplessness.
He had never dared reveal his identity in front of Benjamin, fearing he would see disappointment and fear in his eyes.
He wasn't a good father.
From the moment he decided to leave the White family, he had given up all his former identities.
Son, husband, father...
All those beautiful things had nothing to do with him anymore.
For over twenty years, he had been wandering, teetering on the edge of life and death.
Every time he woke in the middle of the night, those beautiful memories from the past would involuntarily surface in his mind.
But happiness was always fleeting.
For him, it was even more out of reach.
Originally, he hadn't wanted Benjamin to get involved.
He concealed his identity to infiltrate GeneCipher Society and find the real culprit who had poisoned them back then.
After all, this all started because of him. If someone had to take responsibility, it had to be him.
But he was too useless. Even when he found some information, it was always inconsequential.
He simply couldn't access the core of GeneCipher Society.
Until two years ago, when he actually saw Benjamin in GeneCipher Society.
That's when he learned that something had happened to Benjamin.
He could only watch helplessly as those people hypnotized Benjamin, powerless to help.
Every time Benjamin went on a mission, he would secretly follow.
Originally he didn't want to expose himself, but that time Benjamin was injured too severely.
If he didn't show himself, Benjamin might have been in mortal danger.
So he rushed out without hesitation and brought Benjamin back to the little cabin where he used to live.
By a twist of fate, they became business partners and opened several companies together.
It turned out that in the years he'd been gone, Benjamin had grown into the most outstanding person he could have hoped for.
However, he was no longer who he used to be.
His face was disfigured. Back then he was still in GeneCipher Society when an explosion occurred in the lab.
Many people were killed in the blast. He barely survived, but his face was completely ruined.
After that, he started wearing a mask.
That's why Benjamin didn't recognize him.
As for those scandals about him back home, he had orchestrated them all himself.
To create the illusion that he was still in the country, he specifically found a man who looked seventy to eighty percent like him.
Everyone back home thought Magnus was a womanizer who abandoned his wife and child.
At first, people paid special attention to news about him, but later they completely gave up.
It was precisely because of this that his activities within GeneCipher Society became even more unrestricted.
Magnus reached up to touch the cold mask on his face, his eyes heating up involuntarily.
Benjamin, I've wronged you.
I'll do everything in my power to find the mastermind behind this and give you justice!