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