Chapter 75

"Benvenuto...hey, look at me." Achille whisper as I sit on the floor, hunched over, my face buried in my hands, visibly defeated and heartbroken. I slowly lift my head and lock eyes with Achille, tears welling up in his eyes.

"I know it hurts, Ben. I know it feels like your world is falling apart. But you're stronger than this. We're going to get through it, we have gone through much worse." Achille gives it his best in an attempt to make me feel better as he takes another step forward and offer a hand to help me up from the floor. I hesitate for a moment, but then find the strength to accept his support, pulling myself up onto my feet.

"I don't know, brother. I thought she was the one...How can she so easily just leave?"

"You're going to move on and concentrate on other things, because you deserve to be happy, Ben. Sometimes, life doesn't go as planned, but that doesn't mean you give up." He pull me towards the bar supporting me with a firm grip on my shoulder. "Right now, you need t