Chapter 257

His arms were crossed in front of his chest as he looked at me and waited patiently for my answer as if he had all the time in the world.

I finally heaved a sigh and surrendered. "Tyler Schuman, like me, was adopted by our mother. We have been living together for more than a decade; he’s like a brother to me. However, something happened a few years back, and he left home. Ever since then, I lost contact with him. It was only recently that I got back in touch with him when we bumped into each other at Rosella City.”

I avoided the main point and spoke only about vague events, briefly walking him through our past.

He began with a poker face. "It all sounds so lovely, huh? Reuniting with your childhood sweetheart? Do you regret not meeting him earlier?”

Anger surged through my veins. I raised my voice. “I told you, he's my brother. That's all there is to it!”

"Wanda, do you think I’m stupid? If he's just a brother, why didn't you tell me about him earlier? And do all brothers act so snuggly and cuddly around their sister?" He squinted at me and sneered.

"The only reason I didn't tell you was because I didn't feel a need to. As I've already said, something

happened between us and I have more fear than affection toward him. I've already said I'm sorry for today-I know I was in the wrong, and I can admit to that, Theo. Anyway, it's getting late and you should eat. I'm going back to the room."

of there. I was afraid staying would only push me past m y limit. There was

seriously apologizing to me with this attitude?" he roared at me from behind. I ignored him, responding instead with a slam of

stared blankly at the ceiling,

with a displeased look on his face, and he simply stood still for a bit, briefly looking at me before turning

any situation I was involved in at all. I knew for a

out of the shower, toweling his hair dry. Another

at his shoulder and stretched all the way down to his back-the spot where I hit him yesterday with my bat.

it

rummaged through the storeroom until I found the first aid kit. By the time I fished out the vial of medication and returned to the bedroom, Theo had already climbed into

walked toward him

surprise, he glanced up at me in

you with that." I met his eyes

now you know how ruthless you were?!" He tossed a glare at me, but he set his

medication out onto my palm and applied it along the

I asked

his head slightly and looked me fixedly in the eyes. “Did that question not

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