"What?" Ashley asked.

"Yes..." Peter answered.

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"No... That can't be possible, Peter... You know right that your brother is no more... Then... How..." Ashley cut off in mid-sentence as saw Peter was looking around the mall with a worried face. She took a deep breath and held Peter's wrist.

"Peter... Come with me." Ashley said as she took him to the food court and made him sit on the chair and handed him some water. He gulped some water and they both didn't talk until Peter calmed down.

"Are you okay?" Ashley asked and Peter nodded his head.

"Yeah... I am..." Peter answered.

"Are you sure?" Ashley asked and Peter nodded his head.

"Yeah... I guess..." Peter answered.

"Peter... Look at me..." Ashley said as she sat down beside him and took his hands in hers and looked into his eyes.

"Your brother... Is no more in this world... It just you felt someone's else voice doesn't mean that he is here..." Ashley said and Peter nodded his head and Ashley cupped his face.

"You shouldn't think about this much..m maybe, someone else has the same voice... Or you just felt like that..." Ashley said and Peter again nodded his head.

"Maybe..." Peter replied.

"You shouldn't think about this anymore... Take this out of your brain because it's not good for you to think about this... It was past... Everyone is happy right now... And you are too with Uncle Damon and Aunt Lucy... You have got a new life." Ashley said and Peter nodded his head.

"Don't talk about this with anyone... It will only raise doubts... It will mess up everyone's minds... You need to take this out from your brain and heart too..." Ashley said and Peter nodded his head.

"I know... I can't talk about this with anyone... Everyone is so happy that Sam found a man who loves her and she is married finally to the love of her life... It will only make everyone think about the past again if I talk anything about my... I mean, Leo..." Peter replied and Ashely nodded her head as she hugged him.

"You are really strong, Peter..." Ashley said with a smile as she looked into his eyes and Peter looked at her as he shook his head in no.

"Samantha made me strong... She is really so good at making people strong around her. She is so beautiful from inside and out that she wants people around her to be strong and beautiful too..." Peter replied with a smile and Ashely nodded her head with a smile.

"SIL is really awesome!" Ashley said and Peter nodded his head in yes.

"So, keep in mind that you shouldn't talk about this with anyone... Okay?" Ashley asked and Peter nodded his head.

"I know, Ashley... I will not... Buy it just I feel something... I feel something is wrong or going to be wrong... I don't know... But suddenly hearing that voice again... Made me... Remember about the past things..." Peter answered.

"Peter... You shouldn't about all these things like this... It's really not good for you... Can't you understand? Of you be like this or think like this... Someone might find it out... It will only make everyone worry again... Everything is just settling right now..." Ashley replied making Peter sigh.

"I know... I understand... But I can't help but think about it again and again... I don't even have any idea if I deserving this or not..." Peter said.

"Deserve what, Peter?" Ashley asked making Peter sigh.

"You know... Mom and Dad... They are... So good to me..." Peter answered.

"Of course, they will... You are their son now... Heck, they will be good to everyone... You are their precious son now... What less can you expect from them?" Ashley asked.

"No, Ashley... Can't they think like that, I am the son of the person who made Samantha's life a living hell? Nor Samantha felt like this... Neither Johnson... Or anyone... Mom and Dad... Are just so perfect in loving me as their own son. They don't at all talk about the past with me... In fact, Mom... She is like... Go out with friends and enjoy your time outside... And on... They are just so beautiful from their hearts... I sometimes think, what if they have a son who deserves my position..." Peter answered.

"Peter, what are you talking about? You are not the person who did wrong with SIL... It's your brother who did wrong... With SIL... He is the one who should get punished... Not you! You are so good and not like your brother... That's what, Uncle Damon and Aunt Lucy like in you. And about SIL, she loves you as her own brother... The reason is the same... You are the not the reason who did wrong with her... But your brother. They know everything and still accepted you just because of your nature and kind heart. And why do you think, Uncle Damon and Aunt Lucy will not like you? You are their son now... Maybe... It's just how fate is with you but at last, you became their child. Uncle Damon and Aunt Lucy are so lucky to have a son like you to think like this... No one will think like this... If they become the son of one of the richest people in America but still, you are in doubt about their love. This is not right, Peter... Not at all right... When Uncle Damon and Aunt Lucy love you as their son with their whole heart then it's your responsibility to give that love to them and show them how grateful you are to get their love." Ashley said making Peter sigh.

"I am sorry... I shouldn't have thought like this..." Peter replied.

"Yes... You shouldn't. You are their son now... And keep in mind that, you shouldn't do any wrong in the future... That makes them bring shame... Just remember this and you will get the love you craved from them till their last breath. Make them prove that their decision in making you their son is worthy!" Ashley said and Peter nodded his head with a smile.

"Thank you so much." Peter said and Ashley shook her head with a smile as she kissed his forehead.

"Don't thank me... You deserve all these." Ashley replied making Peter smile.