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Episode sixteen: Beneath his aura

Penulis: Blessingurielle
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In sadness she set the tray down on the bedside table. Her expression softened. “You mean Roberto? His name was Roberto Silas but he chooses to be called Robert Silas. He was your old guard, miss," she said quietly.

Betty's eyes widened in surprise.

“So that was his real name”.

She was surprised when she realized the person Mateo was grieving over was her guard, someone he pretended not to care about his death. A common guard. The maid's expression had closed off, and she busied herself with pouring Betty's coffee. Betty nodded, a small smile on her face. For a moment, she saw Mateo not as the enigmatic figure she had grown accustomed to, but as a person who could care for someone.

Betty's thoughts lingered on Mateo, her mind replaying the scene in the basement. She had seen a side of him that she hadn't expected , The image of him standing before Robert Silas' grave, his eyes filled with pain and grief, had touched something within her.

As she reflected on what she had witnessed, B
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