Chapter Six

Elena screamed at her husband once more, he was trying to murder her only son and she couldn't stand by and watch, he wasn't listening to her hence she tried to separate the two but Marco was much stronger and he yanked her off. She staggered backwards and almost fell but Kyle was quick to hold her back. She shrugged and freed herself from him, she hated looking at his face and felt disgusted when he touched her.

"Don't you dare lay your filthy hands on me!" Elena barked.

Kyle retracted his hand and raised them up in defeat, he did it out of pity not that she was worth the effort, she scoffed and resumed screaming in an attempt to dissolve her family's dispute.

"How dare you give my property to a slut?" Marco roared and his hands began to press on Richard's neck.

"I told you father, she's my girlfriend." Richard retorted.

"You're hurting him Marco, let the boy go and we'll talk about this!" Elena ordered.

Marco tightened his grip and Richard began to cough, Elena saw that her son might lose consciousness hence she began to frantically hit Marco's back. Marco felt the sting of her inflictions and let go of Richard who cough vehemently.

"What are you looking at? Go get your brother some water!" Elena barked at Kyle.

"Half-brother." Kyle corrected.

Elena's face turned red.

"You worthless piece of trash! I do not feed and shelter you just so you can watch my son choke to death, get him a glass of water." Elena ordered.

Kyle hesitantly walked to the fridge and brought out a bottle of water, he uncapped it and gave it to Richard who eyed him and took it anyways. Richard gulped down half the bottle and finally breathe well. Marco ran his fingers through his hair nervously, he was losing his mind as he had three days until he pays the debt he owes or die. He snapped his fingers as he breath heavily.

"You sold off your mom's gift that's between you and her, you don't know how much that is worth since you are, at this point, not at all useful, where's the other documents? For the other properties, I'll forgive you for just this one." Marco asked, trying to cool off his head.

Richard scratched his head confusedly.

"Documents? What other documents father?" Richard asked.

Marco almost spat out blood as he felt his blood boil, he moved closer to Richard in an attempt to punch him but Elena was quick to hold his hands and stop him.

"Why are you being physical with your son? Are you trying to kill him?" Elena cried.

"Let go of me Elena!" Marco ordered and yanked himself free from his wife.

"Where are the other documents he gave to you? Surely it's not only the resorts that he placed into your care." Elena asked agitatedly.

It was better to scold her son rather than let Marco do it, he could inflict some physical injuries on him or do the worse hence Elena tried to be a mediator between the two. Richard looked lost and Marco was losing his mind, Richard suddenly hit his thigh and exclaimed.

"I remember now! The other documents you gave to me along with the resorts'? Of course it's with me." Richard exclaimed.

Marco heaved a sigh of relief. He felt his breath stabilize and things were finally falling into places for him.

"Where is it? I need it right now!" Marco said authoritatively.

"You need it? I thought you have given it to me as a gift father." Richard said.

Marco felt his blood boil by the minute.

"No, I haven't given it to you, go inside and bring it out right now." Marco said as calmly as he could.

Richard chuckled.

"You're kidding right father? I sold it months ago and bought a car and also spent the remaining on my house party." Richard announced.

Marco felt his blood pressure shoot up and Kyle tried to stifle back his laughter, Elena gave up immediately and began to slowly back away. Marco sighed and in the twinkle of an eye; he dashed at Richard, held his neck tightly until the boy began to choke, Richard hit his Father's hands and tried to free himself but Marco was having none of it.

"You've ruined me already so there's no use keeping you alive you piece of trash! Even Kyle is worth more than you right now you bastard! How dare you squander properties worth ten million on your lavish lifestyle, I'll kill you I swear!" Marco cursed as he increased the pressure on his son's neck.

Richard began to find it hard to breath.

"Father, I can't breathe." Richard complained.

Elena stepped him and bite Marco's hands so he let go, she shielded her son from his wrathful father and Marco was frustrated.

"What do we do now? How am I to get that huge sum of money in three days! I'll kill your son!" Marco shouted.

"Calm down, we'll find a way around this, I promise." Elena said, unsure of the authenticity of her own words.

Kyle offered Richard another bottle of water and he flared up.

"Are you trying to mock me?" Richard bellowed.

Kyle smirked and wore an innocent look.

"Of course not, you'll need water after all you just went through." Kyle said and chuckled quietly.

Marco hissed and stormed upstairs, Elena was exasperated and Richard looked like he narrowedly escaped death, Kyle carefully slipped away in fear that all the pent up frustration would be melted out on him and made preparations for dinner while Elena scolded her spoilt son while lamenting on how careless he was.

Kyle plugged in his earphones once more and focused on what he was cooking until the noise died down, an hour later; Kyle was done preparing the dishes and carefully sets the dining table, ten minutes later and no one came down for dinner, he contemplated checking up on them and decided against it.