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?

“That’s not true.” I smiled. “I would never let anything happen to you. You know that.”

“Because I’ve heard

would do something like that?” I squeezed the fork in my hands. Tiago stared at

that angry-I would’ve. Trust me.

think

manage

what I said-sorry, but what are we

Danny Hernandez.” Tiago switched the subject. This was a good sign. He

“Anya is dead while the Hernandez gets

“Tiago-”

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

of this entire family, hoping Freddie Hernandez

my mom and Karina. This was for the best, and

care about me. You don’t care

“Tiago—”

-Did

for taking revenge-while none of this would’ve happened if you had just stayed in prison!”

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 prison for

whatever, you’re just as innocent as Danny Hernandez.” Tiago shrugged me off. Our cases were completely different. I was genuinely innocent, but Danny was not. Danny was a monster involved in human trafficking, and he belonged in prison.We weren’t saints, but the

the same.

feel any sympathy for that man.

even compare me to that

because of you, and the DEA agent

eyes. My heart told me to drop it because he wasn’t in his right

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