Chapter 286

Marvin

“Marvin, wake up.”

“Marvin, can you hear me?”

With pain in my head, I slowly opened my eyes

I focused on the sound of my mom’s voice, trying to fight my way to my blurry vision.

The first thing you usually heard in movies were common words such as,where am Iorwho am I, but I was not confused. I was aware of my surroundings, and only one thing went through my mind.

I am alive….I survived.

“Marvin, it’s time to wake up.’

“Mom, don’t force him.”

“Is uncle dead?”

“I’m not dead,” I yawned, stretching out my arms. I was supposed to be dead, but I wasn’t. The first thing I felt was my mom’s soft lips on top of my forehead. “I thought we’d lost you as well.” She cried.

Confused, I turned my head to look at my sister, Karina, and my nephew, Cisco. “What does she mean? Where is Tiago-”

“Tiago is fine.” Karina smiled through her tears. “Come on, mom-I think it’s time for us to step out for a

second.”

I looked at the nurse in front of me and shook my head in disapproval. “We don’t need to do any tests. I’m fine!” I told her, ripping several electrodes from my body. “No, sir-you can’t do that!” The middle-aged woman spoke while the remaining nurses followed her.

My mom, Karina, and Cisco got rushed out of the room while I let out an exhausted breath and decided to work along after feeling a burning sensation in my abdomen. I wasn’t fully recovered yet. The sooner 1 worked along, the sooner I would receive some answers. Where was Tiago, and what had exactly happened?

After some hours had passed, I was finally able to see my family-but the looks on everyone’s faces and the fact that Tiago was not present was not a good sign. Full of curiosity, I looked at my mom, dad, Karina, and Victor.

I didn’t know what Victor was doing here, especially after his heartless comment-but I guess the gesture was nice. “So what’s up with the serious faces, and where are Tiago and Anya?” I chuckled, fearing for the

worst.

The pale faces after mentioning Anya’s name were terrifying. “Marvin….I’m so sorry.” My mom spoke. lowering her head. “But Anya…” She continued.

I took a breath. “She didn’t make it….Anya didn’t make it.” I concluded, balling my fist. I hadn’t even noticed how angry I was until Karina placed her hand on my shoulder to calm me down. Mario Castillo

carried his usual cold expression on his face, as did Victor.

the entire night when his dog died, and Anya could not even be

that!” My mom smacked him. “Marvin, your brother….he’s not

“Everyone out.”

“What?”

I repeated myself. “Not you,

grabbed Victor and Karina by their arms while Victor shot me a

need to see Panther.”

was just Mario and me, and the tension

he cared, considering he wasn’t the best at

Elena…

I interrupted him. I had been so occupied with processing all the news about Tiago and Anya that I hadn’t

rushed over to my side and pushed me back down. “She’s fine, and she’s not your priority right now.”

As long as she was doing fine-she was not my priority. “Did you speak with Anya’s parents…is there any news about a funeral?”

dad answered coldly. “The

we have to go!”

and your mom will go, and we will stay out if

expenses, and we will take our distance from that

it wasn’t the Hernandez.” I shook my head.It couldn’t be. My dad sat down on the bed and raised his brow. “What makes you say that? I don’t want to ruin your fantasy, but they had a pretty

know how to hold a gun….he just couldn’t be a Hernandez.” I shared my theory. “I mean, think about it. If

would’ve killed everyone at that

years. You have no idea about what’s been going

for some woman who had no purpose to me. “We can point fingers and all of that, but we

cartels meant there was no going back. All the groups. coming together from all the states to discuss this matter was prove that everyone

to step up!” Mario spoke, irritated. “I don’t know what the hell you’ve been doing since you’ve stepped out of prison-but it’s time for you to show everyone that you’re a

“Meaning?

can’t let the Hernandez get away with this, and I would love to take care of this-but I can’t always stand behind you, and people are talking. They are starting to see you as weak.” He explained. It was no surprise the other groups

his head. “They’re even saying that Victor

“No!”

straight. “No. If they want me to

were right or wrong, leaving the family business in Victor’s hands would’ve been a disaster for humanity. I would rather sell my soul to the devil before leaving the business in his hands. The argument of the Hernandez not being the same anymore made

our family.” My dad spoke, relieved. “We should collect some men so that

can’t get to Freddie.” I suggested. The last thing anyone needed at the moment was a war, not with the DEA breathing in our necks. “Panther, you remember

“Yes, I do.”

my former guard and friend,

prison-so doing me a favor was the least he could do. “Bring him to

a nod.

is done. Keep me updated, and I’ll relay your plan to

groups.

his back to make his way out, but before he could,

“Yes, sir?”

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