The Silent Duality

s matters, but because of the sound of soft laughter from the next

ing on the floor with a teddy bear on her lap. Her long brown

a exclaimed happily,

all body in his arms. He felt warm

so early, hmm?"

want to have bre

ight, let's make b

le, Leo tried cooking something simple pancakes and scrambled eggs. Sofia

chewed slowly before looking u

called. "W

at question ha

nderstand a lie, but also too

e, sweetheart," Leo answered care

tly. "Mama doesn't

chest. He set his fork down and

gh he wasn't sure if the words were tr

oment, then gave a small sm

e to himself that no matter how dark the world was,

*

at Leo's underwo

desk, arms crossed as

. Looks like he wants re

prised. He had

is he

d Sofia. I wouldn't be surprised if he tries a m

y. "Does he think

t want to make sure you

e window, his th

eat, but he also wasn't so

threats the fact that Hana was still trying

d. His phone vibrated, displaying a

a

or a moment be

trembling. "I know you hate me,

ned silen

d. "I don't know why I did it. I was

e. "Fix? Hana, we're don

.. I want t

his jaw. So

er you destroyed this famil

She's my daugh

st that right the moment you c

ilence on the othe

e changed. It was

hen don't blame me if I

all e

his phone, his

ed war. And he wasn'

consumed by something he had

ana. But towards a

n who sold their dign

ping the nearly empty wh

out there?" he thought. "How many me

r across the room, see

ce loved since

ho understood one thing: in thi

th women like Hana then he was

*

fael approached

someone to wat

d an eyeb

a folder. A tall, red-haired wo

rdo's mistresses. Smart, sly, an

to, staring at i

s. His fi

ile curve

long she can last i

im suspiciously. "

hair, swinging Evelyn's

meone a lesson about loy

You're becoming

l dangerous, Rafael. I'm just

yn walked alone

had been watching he

act rich men. Leo leaned back in his chair, observing. "Just like

toward her. "Can I buy you a d

eyes appraising L

widened. "

yn didn't know him personally, she

going to make her ge

the way s

days

er hands trembling as she read

ith another man had been leaked on the internet. Not only that. Leo had also set something more cu

artment door was knocked. Her heart raced. Slowly, she wa

, was Leo with a co

ked, Evelyn," h

ed hard. "What

de, closing the

hat happens when someon

ce pale. "I never betrayed yo

tired of seeing women like you and Hana roam fr

ep back. "I... I

forward, hi

hink he'll believe you after se

face turn

iled c

at it feels like

nd left, leaving

nd many mor

bed. He gently stroked his daughter's head.

ake sure that didn't happen, then

e room. In the darkness, he took

's n