Chapter 296

Marvin

I took the elevator to the top floor and found my way to Tiago’s recovery room. “Leave,” I told the maid guarding the door. Her lips trembled in fear. “Sir, your mother gave us instructions to-”

“Do I look like my mother?”

The woman shook her head vigorously and walked away without saying another word. I didn’t want to be like this, but I was doing it for Tiago I was doing it, so I didn’t have to lose him.

I pushed the trolley and entered the room while holding my breath. The smell was like torture.

“Santiago.”

Tiago sat in his usual corner on the bed and raised his head to look at me. His eyes were dull and lifeless. “Marvin.”

He sounded pathetic, and I felt sorry for him. I didn’t want it to be like this. “It smells like someone died in here. Please take a shower.”

“Anya died.”

For a second, I closed my eyes to control my anger and pushed the trolley towards the bed. I grabbed a plate and a fork and sat down on the very edge of the bed. “Tiago, you need to eat.” I stuck a knife into the eggs. “I need you to get stronger.”

“No, you don’t.”

“What?”

Tiago’s eyes were full of hatred. “I heard you’re trying to send me to a mental facility.” He spoke. I felt my body shake out of anger and had to remind myself to keep breathing How did I become the bad guy?

let anything happen to you. You

chuckled. “Because I’ve heard these rumors after your return.”

do something like that?” I squeezed the fork in my hands. Tiago stared at me as if I was the issue.

I weren’t that

think I’m

manage to turn this

but what are we

news about Danny Hernandez.” Tiago switched the subject. This was a

Tiago said. “Anya is dead while the Hernandez gets

“Tiago-”

the punishment would’ve not been as lightly if it were you instead of Anya!” Tiago snapped. I felt furious, and

was the one who came up with the idea to injure Danny, and I did it for the sake of this entire

war, and neither were my mom and Karina. This was for the best, and somewhere along the way, Tiago would understand.

arms. “These people don’t care about me. You

“Tiago—”

-Did

and congratulate you for taking revenge-while none of this would’ve happened if you had

take it anymore. I hadn’t even noticed the state of the bent fork until it had cracked in my hands. “I went to prison for you.” I gulped, shocked. I made many mistakes, but if he was willing to bring them up—he should also bring up the part where I went to

I was genuinely innocent, but Danny was not. Danny was a monster involved in human trafficking, and he belonged

the same.

any sympathy

brother even

without a hint of regret. “Anya is dead because of you,

My heart told me to drop it because he wasn’t in his right state of

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