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CHAPTER 666
The kitchen was a world of its own. Chefs shouted orders over the hiss of pans. Assistants rushed between preparation tables. Waiters carried trays of food, and several workers were arranging fruit platters for the guests. The air was thick with the smell of roasted meat, spices, fresh bread, and citrus. Andrew placed the crate on a counter. A chef glanced at him. "Finally! Where have you been? We've been waiting for those pineapples." "I'm sorry," Andrew replied. "There was a delay at the entrance." "Then don't delay here. Put them over there and help with the other deliveries." Andrew nodded. He was about to turn away when another worker called out. "Hey, new guy!" Andrew stopped. "Yes?" "What's your name?" His heart skipped. He couldn't give them his real name. Not here. Not when Don Marcelo's men were somewhere in the building. "Adrian," he answered after a brief hesitation. The worker nodded without suspicion. "Fine, Adrian. Help us move
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"What's taking so long? We've been waiting for this delivery!" Andrew recognized the voice of the driver, who sounded irritated. "Relax," the guard replied. "We're checking everything before it enters the premises. You know how security works here." "These are fruits, not weapons!" "Do you want to argue with me, or do you want to finish your delivery?" There was a brief silence. Andrew closed his eyes. 'Please, God. Not now.' The back of the truck opened. Sunlight spilled between the crates. Andrew lowered his head, pretending to inspect the fruit beside him. His heart hammered against his ribs as the guard leaned forward and looked inside. "You!" the guard barked. Andrew jerked his head up. "Yes, sir?" "What are you doing in there?" For a fraction of a second, Andrew's mind went completely blank. Then he forced himself to speak. "I'm here to help unload the fruits, sir." The guard stared at him. "You're here to do what?" "Unload the fruits. The
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Luck, however, had little interest in making his journey easy. By the time Andrew reached the main road, his legs felt ready to collapse. He searched his pockets again, hoping he had overlooked a coin. Nothing. He checked the small compartment of his backpack. Nothing. He had spent everything he could spare during the journey. Whatever money remained had gone toward the last transport that brought him into Mexico. He was broke, cmpletely it was as though nature was even against him. Andrew stared down the road. He could see no bus stop nearby. The few taxis passing were occupied, and the drivers who noticed him seemed determined not to make eye contact. He laughed bitterly. "Of course." He tilted his face toward the sky. "Of course, this is how it's going to be." A distant bell rang from a church tower. Andrew looked at his watch. The wedding might already be beginning. He began walking again, faster this time, ignoring the pain in his feet. Then he
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"You don't get to call him a coward when you don't know what happened to him!" Thiago went silent. Her voice trembled, but she continued. "Do you think he chose to disappear? Do you think he woke up one morning and decided to abandon everything he knew? We don't know what happened to him, Papa. We don't know what they did to him. We don't even know how he managed to call me!" Thiago looked away. Her words struck closer to the truth than she realized. He had spent months despising Andrew's foreign origins, questioning whether the young man could ever fit into the Andreas family, and insisting that Juliana deserved someone more suitable. But Harrera Marcelo? He hated that man with an intensity he could barely contain. He hated the arrogance of the Marcelo family. He hated their influence, their cruelty, and the way they treated people as though every life belonged to them. Most of all, he hated the possibility that Harrera knew exactly what had happened to Andrew a
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He had heard enough during the journey to understand that the Marcelo men had been searching for him. He could not afford to walk around openly, announcing his return to anyone who might recognize his face. He pulled the hood of his worn jacket over his head, adjusted the collar to obscure part of his face, and turned his backpack so it hung close against his body. It wasn't much of a disguise. But it was all he had. "Just get to Juliana," he told himself. "Everything else can wait." Then he began walking. By the time Andrew reached the outskirts of the Andreas estate, his legs were trembling. He had begged for rides from strangers, explained his desperate situation to people who barely looked at him, and endured suspicious stares from drivers who didn't want to pick up a filthy stranger carrying a battered bag. Some had ignored him, others had simply laughed. One man had rolled up his window before Andrew could finish speaking. But Andrew kept moving. He couldn'
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On the second morning at the motel, Kelvin woke before sunrise. For a few seconds, he forgot where he was. Then he remembered the journey, Andrew's disappearance from the restaurant, and the note that had sent him chasing his friend across unfamiliar roads. He sat up and reached for his bag. He checked his remaining money, counted it carefully, and placed it back inside. He would have to be sensible now. He could not spend everything he had left trying to follow a trail he could barely trace. After washing his face, he went downstairs and bought a simple breakfast from a small shop nearby. He returned to his room, ate slowly, and sat by the window. The street outside was quiet. Kelvin watched a woman sweep the front of her shop. A man pushed a cart along the pavement. Somewhere in the distance, a vehicle sounded its horn. Ordinary life continued. It was strange to think that Andrew might be fighting for his future somewhere beyond that quiet street, while Kelvin sa
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