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He hugged Venedict for a long time until he felt that he was no longer crying, then he faced him.
"I-I just knew it... I mean, from the moment I first saw you, I k-knew you were my son."
There was seriousness and a myriad of emotions in his eyes as he gazed at Venedict.
"W-what do you mean?" Venedict asked, his eyes still fixed on him.
So he took a deep breath again to gather strength to tell him...
"Do you still remember the first time I saw you? It was when you got into a fight at Venice's school. Even before Rina arrived, I had a strong intuition that there was a connection between us. Even with bandages on your face, it didn't hinder my heart from recognizing you... and my suspicion grew even stronger when Rina eventually arrived. Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to get closer to you at that time....
