“I am very sorry for your loss, Mr. Regal.”“Please accept our sincere condolences.”The couple stood before Brian with smiles on their faces.“Thank you so much. That’s so kind of you.” Brian accepted the flowers they handed over to him.Just like some of the numerous people at the funeral, Brian didn’t know them, but he could tell they were not from around there.“My name is Puyol Garfield, and this is my wife Janet…”“Hello, Mrs. Garfield.” Brian turned to the middle-aged lady, maintaining his smile.“It’s so good to finally meet you, Mr. Regal. I just hoped that it could have been under better circumstances.” The lady remarked, extending the smile spread across her lips.“Mm...” Brian nodded, taking a deep breath.He had already sensed that the couple were only standing before him because they wanted to sympathize with him.Sensing their ulterior motive, he cleared his throat, his smile slowly doused.“I have to go now, Mr. and Mrs. Garfield. The funeral is about to begin, and my

Standing before the glittery casket, Brian took a deep breath, but it felt so heavy that he had to let it out almost at the same time.His head felt crowded, not only by the thoughts that filled it.Then again, he saw more faces the moment he looked up, faces that caused him to stare longer than he thought he would.The whispers didn’t stop; neither did the hand gestures and the eye movements.“Can we start now?” The Minister asked in a low tone, leaning closer to Brian while he waited for his response.“Yeah…” Brian returned his gaze to him, nodding slowly.“Go ahead.” He gave a slight wave of his hand, causing the Minister to nod.The middle-aged man cleared his throat, then he looked up at some of the faces before he began.“Dearest brethren…” He paused for two seconds, silently beckoning for silence from those who were still murmuring at the back.“We are gathered here this day, to pray for the happy repose of…”Brian closed his ears to the mention of his grandfather’s name, but t

Diego turned to his right, watching as Brian’s hand patted him with a gentle touch.He took a deep breath, then he cleared his throat.“I am going to miss him, Master Brian…”“I know…” Brian nodded, forcing a smile. “Me too…” His voice was barely above a whisper this time, his eyes flickering to suppress his tears.“You said you were looking for me, Master Brian…”“Oh, yes…” Brian broke his silence as well, pulling away from the Concierge.“It’s about the guests, Diego…”“Okay? I am listening…” Diego leaned forward, paying keen attention.“I want you to instruct the guards to keep an eye on them, Diego…” Brian stated, holding onto the visible sign that he still had more to say.“I don’t trust the people in there…” He pointed, but the Concierge knew too well that he wasn’t meant to look.“I have already seen enough to get me worried, and we both know that not everyone in there just came to console us.”“I understand, Master Brian.” Diego nodded, curving the corners of his lips.Brian w

Rebecca was missing from the corner where he had last seen him, making him turn until he had covered all the corners of the ball with his eyes. “Have you seen her?” The middle-aged man asked, causing him to return his gaze to him at once. “I have been searching for her since I came into this place…” He continued, groaning silently. “It was really hard for me to get through the guards. They kept asking questions until I almost gave up. All thanks to that crazy driver that distracted them….” He gasped silently, realizing he had said too much. His eyes scanned for anger in Brian’s eyes, but there was something else that seemed to have hidden it. “I hope you don’t throw me out, guy. Bro to bro…” He inched two steps closer, covered his mouth, and continued with a whisper. “Rebecca is the love of my life. I knew I was going to find her here. That’s why I came all the way from my city to see her. She is the only woman who makes me happy…” He sighed in despair, shaking his head sl

“That’s one of the threats your brother gave me when he was trying to make me leave you…”Rebecca took a deep breath, the interest she thought she didn’t have springing inside her.Slowly, she lowered her thumb and clicked the icon.“This is going to be the last time I will warn you, Emilio…”She recognized the voice at once, her eyes widening.“Leave my sister alone. Please disappear from this city. Else, I will end you, and feed you to my dogs. You don’t know what I am capable of…”Rebecca covered her mouth, her breath slowly shaking.“No…” She shook her head, more tears trickling down her face.“This is a lie! You must have gotten this voice somehow! Tiago would never do this to me! We had our differences, but he was my brother regardless…”Emilio snorted, then he scoffed.Slowly, he uncovered the lower part of his neck, leaning forward so that Rebecca could see what he was about to show her.“Your brother did this to me…” He said with pain in his voice, pointing to the scar on his