The One He Chose
Sometimes, he would catch his reflection and almost not recognize himself.
“You’re becoming the man you were meant to be,” Harold said one evening, passing by and catching him rehearsing. “Don’t forget where you started, Henry. That humility will keep you grounded.”
Henry smiled. “I won’t forget. Ever.”
Yet even as Henry thrived, Evelyn grew increasingly restless. She had begun waking in the night, her eyes darting towards the window as though expecting someone.
“Mother, what’s wrong?” Henry asked one evening.
She hesitated, then finally confessed. “There are… names from our past. People who might be in Milan. If they see you, Henry—if they realize who you are—”
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