171 Bad Rex

“Rex?”

Rex turned to look at the door. It wasn’t closed, so he heard Celestine’s voice. He got out of the shower and took a bathrobe from a hanger before heading out.

No one was inside his room when he came out, which means Celestine had gone to the sitting room. However, before he could walk to the door, it was pushed open from the other side and her beautiful face filled with worry was all that came to view.

“Hi,” Rex said soullessly with a slight hoarseness in his voice. He left the door ajar and walked back to

the room.

Celestine entered and closed the door behind her. “Hey, your house looks beautiful.” She didn’t know what to say. The young man standing in front of the mirror right now was a different version of Rex.

“Mn,” he replied and took the hairdryer.

“Rex,” she dropped her handbag on the couch and stood close to it. “We are your family… Your brother is,” she knew those were what he already knew but she was seriously lost and didn’t know what to say to ease his pain right now.

Rex hardly feels this way and when he does, he is no different from Maverick who is a walking dead. This type of Rex is someone none of them want to see. One Maverick is enough, they don’t need another Maverick who smells of death.

“We are all used to our supposed families being our greatest enemies. I know it hurts to know that the

should person you keep wishing would amend their ways keeps disappointing you, but Rex, you accept that she can’t change. She can’t love you-”

be that woman in my life?” 1 Celestine swallows the lump that had formed in her throat. She lowered her eyes to her bag and picked it up, ready to head out, but Rex wasn’t going to let her have her

and before she could fully open the door, Rex slammed the door shut with his

we really have to do this again?” She asked

be my woman, Celeste?”

looked at him and to be honest, she had never seen Rex this serious before. At this moment, he was

please, stop it-”

hands on the

are like my

not.” He cut her off. He was slow and serious. His eyes were red and a vein was popping on his

called me mother,

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it’s figurative. Mother,

helplessly but he didn’t budge. “Do you know what you are asking for? It

won’t work.”

about that weakling? Do you still want

choice?!”

“Rex, stop it.”

man! Did you marry

“Paah!”

He felt a cut on his lower lips and touched it to see it was

you marry him because you were desperate to shut out the feelings you have for me? I can see it, Celeste. You love me too and you can’t hide it. Your marriage failed

“I need to leave. You seem to be fine now,” she tried to peel his hand

of what she had been running away from

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