While Benedict jutted his chin in silence, Elise was able to see through the mild-mannered nature hidden beneath his unforgiving behavior. Because of that, she began to feel more comfortable around the man, with whom she then tried to ingratiate herself. "Can I depend on you for help from now on, Uncle Benedict?"
Benedict stood in place and looked down, pondering for a short while before he turned around and looked Elise in the eye. "We might have fallen out back then, but I never said I'd abandon you."
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