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Chapter 256
“…You should leave before you embarrass yourself any further.”Cynthia flinched at her father’s tone, the sharpness of his words slicing through the heavy air. Her heart ached as she looked from him to Antonio, caught between loyalty and desperation. She took a hesitant step forward, her voice trembling though she tried to sound composed.“Dad, please!” she pleaded softly. “Antonio is only trying to help. At least give him a chance. Mom—”“Enough!” Elias snapped, his voice booming across the room like thunder. His anger turned sharply toward her, eyes blazing. “You don’t understand anything, Cynthia. This is my wife. My family. I’ll not let some stranger with no medical degree touch her.”The words landed like blows. The relatives in the room exchanged uneasy glances, none daring to intervene. The air felt thick, suffocating.Antonio’s lips pressed into a thin line. He could feel the tension coiling around the room like a tightening rope ready to snap. Every muscle in his body urged h
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Antonio’s expression darkened. The faint gray light slipping through the curtains made the sweat on Marianne’s brow glisten like a bad omen.He grabbed a folded towel from a nearby chair and eased it beneath Marianne’s head, cushioning it gently so her violent thrashing wouldn’t bruise her skull.Turning, he barked with the kind of directness that brooked no delay. “Cynthia—bring me a basin. Cold water. Now!”Cynthia didn’t hesitate. She darted from the room with her shoulders heaving.She ignored Elias’s glare; all the heat in the house had been sucked out and replaced by a single cold, steady urgency.Elias stormed forward with his fists clenched so tight the knuckles showed white beneath the skin. “What are you doing, boy?” he demanded. “Do you think you’re helping? Are you trying to kill her faster?”Antonio met him without flinching. His voice was calm, controlled, but the edge beneath it was unmistakable. “No, sir. I’m trying to keep her alive. Unless you’d prefer to stand h
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Elias’s sharp laugh cut him off. “Medicine?” he repeated, his voice thick with disbelief. His gray brows furrowed, and the faint tremor in his jaw betrayed the fury he was holding back. “Are you a doctor now?” His eyes glinted coldly under the dim lamp. “Did anyone here ask for your help?”The words stung like a slap, but Antonio didn’t flinch. He straightened his shoulders, forcing his voice to remain calm, though his pulse hammered in his throat. “No one asked,” he admitted quietly, “but standing here doing nothing won’t change anything. Look at her—your wife is suffering. If we don’t act now—”“Act?” Elias hissed, stepping closer, the floorboards creaking beneath his boots. “You talk as if you understand what’s happening here. You think you can just walk into my home, look at my wife, and fix her like some broken machine?”The venom in his tone filled the room like smoke.Cynthia flinched at her father’s harshness, the tears clinging to her lashes catching the flicker of the
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The cries in the room had grown faint, replaced by the sound of shallow, uneven breathing. The scent of burning incense hung in the thick air, mixed with the faint metallic trace of medicine. Marianne lay still on the narrow bed, her chest rising and falling in irregular rhythm. Her skin glistened with sweat; her hair clung to her temples in damp, tangled curls. Every few seconds, her body twitched, as though caught between sleep and pain.Around her, the crowd of relatives, neighbors, and longtime family friends stood in uneasy silence. Some whispered prayers. Others simply watched, helpless. Their faces were mirrors of fear—creased brows, tight jaws, hands clenched together in helpless anxiety. The only sounds were Marianne’s strained breathing and the rhythmic ticking of the old wall clock above the door.Cynthia stood near the foot of the bed, her hands trembling. Her eyes were red and swollen, her lips dry from hours of crying. She turned to Antonio, who stood beside her,
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The moment Antonio and Cynthia stepped into the house, a wave of heat and tension hit them like a storm. The air was thick with confusion, murmurs, and the smell of burning incense. From the threshold, Antonio could already sense something was terribly wrong.All around the large living room were people — neighbors, relatives, and strangers — some standing, others kneeling, their faces drawn with worry and fear. The low hum of whispered prayers mixed with occasional cries made the place feel almost haunted.Right at the center of it all was a bed, surrounded by anxious faces. Antonio could barely see what lay on it, but whatever it was had captured the full attention of everyone in the room.Cynthia froze beside him, clutching her bag so tightly her knuckles turned white. “That’s my mother’s bed,” she whispered, her voice trembling.Antonio’s brow furrowed. “Then let’s see what’s happening.”He led her through the small crowd, careful not to bump into the people kneeling on the f
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Antonio sat up straighter, his entire posture shifting. “What’s wrong? Are you hurt?” A pause. Then the faint sound of a sob. “No,” she murmured, “it’s not me. It’s… my mother. She’s in a terrible condition. The doctors said things aren’t looking good.” Her voice cracked with emotion, the words dissolving into shallow breaths. “Please… can you come over? I can’t go there alone.” Antonio’s fingers tightened around the phone. For a moment, he said nothing. He had spent the week buried in work, consumed by thoughts of Blackthorne—the man who had destroyed everything that mattered to him. He’d been planning his next move, piecing together threads of vengeance that demanded precision. But Cynthia’s voice which was so fragile and broken pulled him out of that darkness. He exhaled quietly, his tone softening. “Of course, Cynthia. Where are you now?” “At my apartment,” she replied between sniffles. “If you come, we can go together to my parents’ place. It’s a few h
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