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Lionel sat outside in the Royal gardens when his father, the old lion king approached him and took the empty spot beside him on the bench.

“How are you doing son?” He asked softly.

Lionel sighed deeply before turning to the old man he has known as his father throughout his life….

“I don't know what to do father, i feel so lost, my mind is all over the place and my heart aches” he muttered.

“Hmm, that sounds like love to me, you know I had a feeling, a slight feeling that your mother kept a secret from me a long time ago, and now that it is out in the open I feel relieved in one hand but also betrayed in the other” the old man said while gazing into the water.

“You knew?!" But why didn't you do something, why not confront her about dad?”

“Well son, sometimes things aren't always easy in life, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. I've always stayed faithful to your mother and loved her, I still do, even though she broke my heart, making me believe all these years that