Chapter 324

Elena

“Tiago?” I lowered my voice as I was headed for the gates.

“Ti-”

I could barely finish my sentence as a hand had already covered my mouth. “Not so loud!” Tiago whispered in my ear as he pulled me to the back.

Seconds later, he finally removed his hand from my lips. I created a distance between us and looked at his face. “T-Tiago.” I smiled awkwardly, still unsure about why he would force me out of my house in the middle of the night.

If anything, he seemed even worse than he did before. I shamelessly observed the bags and dark circles around his eyes. He looked like he hadn’t slept in days. What did he even want from me?

“S-so, I’m leaving tomorrow,” Tiago spoke after a silence. I blinked my eyes a few times, unsure of what to do. “Yes, I know.”

“So why did you want to see me?” I asked, “Do you want me to get Ma-”

“No!”

I flinched at Tiago’s cold tone. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you…not again.” He took a breath. That’s right. This wasn’t the first time.

I carefully moved my hand to Tiago’s check and looked into his eyes, showing him he could trust me. “It’s okay. I’m here to help.” I nodded desperately.

“I know, and I trust you-that’s why I came to you,” Tiago said.

“Do you want to tell me something?”

Tiago’s eyes turned big as he shook his head. “Is Marvin inside?” He asked in a hurry.

“Yes.”

“Is he alone?”

“No. He’s with Lucas and Panther-”

Tiago stepped back, lowering his head. “He can’t be here. He can’t be here!” He paced back and forth. He slammed his fist against his forehead and released a frustrated sigh. “This was a bad idea. What am I doing?” He muttered. “He’s going to hurt me.”

“Tiago, who can’t be here?” I pushed for answers. “Is it about Marvin?”

“No.”

“Lucas?”

“No.”

Tiago stopped in his steps and shot me an angry look. “It’s Victor, isn’t it?” I asked. “Why can’t you just give me a name and tell me what this is about?”

I waited for an answer. “I-I remember you telling me something about you doing something Marvin can never know?”

“Is someone in the house threatening you?”

gulped, meaning I was finally getting somewhere. “All I did was follow instructions. I never meant to kill

“Tiago, kill who?”

thoughts went to Maddens, and it all started to make sense.

are you talking about?” I asked,

for. I didn’t mean to do it.

Stevie Maddens. How was

Victor made you do it?” I concluded. Even though he pulled the trigger, I wanted to believe Tiago wasn’t entirely at fault, and I knew that man couldn’t be trusted from the start. He just

not Victor,” Tiago spoke to my

talking about

Panther?

process his words. This wasn’t true. Tiago wasn’t in his right state of mind and blamed

He was the one who accepted me with open arms. He wasn’t that smart. but his kind personality had always made

could take over the family business.”

“Tiago…”

Karina and his son-Cisco is Panther’s in case you didn’t know, and I just wanted to matter for once,” Tiago stated. It was no secret Marvin was not only favored by Linda but Mario as well. Even then, I could still not understand how

I never meant to kill him!” He spoke. “I just shot

who once had a mental breakdown over stolen candy

reason why Maddens’

it even matter? It wasn’t even

get rid of Marvin, and by the looks of it-for

to get Marvin out of prison or for him to frame the Hernandez for my

have anything to do with this either, so

“Who knows this?”

Tiago shook his head.

I asked, confused. “Then why did you tell

Tiago sighed. “Because your dad is

and felt an

you know?” I stuttered.

spoke. At that moment, it crossed my mind that Panther was aware of everything. Thinking about it, he

finding out about your dad, he planned on keeping you close to Marvin just in

“Just in case?”

Tiago explained. “He’s only hiding your identity because he doesn’t feel the need to reveal it at the moment.” He told

There was only one thing I couldn’t wrap my head around. Tiago was not only out

“Exactly.”

game, and unfortunately, he would win

telling me all of this?”

his hand around my wrist. “Because Anya would’ve wanted me to.” He spoke with pleading eyes. “She never

“She knew?”

Tiago said. “She found some things. Things which could put Panther away for a long time.” He shared. “I want to come clean to Marvin, but he wouldn’t believe

couldn’t get in between, it had to be Marvin’s bond with Panther. The two were close enough for me

everything and protect Marvin by going against Panther. My identity would most likely get exposed either way, so I ran out of options.

did Anya keep this proof?” I closed my eyes and

told me she kept it on a stick,” Tiago spoke, surprised as if he hadn’t expected my help. “I-I have no idea where it is, though.” By the looks of it, he seemed surprised that I was willing to help. Tiago just admitted to killing someone in cold blood, Stevie Maddens, on top of that-but it didn’t scare me. Just like Marvin didn’t scare

was only one villain, and that person turned out to

knowing the answer. He wouldn’t

can’t!” Tiago opposed. “He wouldn’t believe

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