🔥Did Michael do.the right thing to confront Fernando Or should he walk away without giving him the chance to explain? 👉 Comment your choice below and find out what happens next.
Marlo’s POVThe sound of shouting echoed down the hallway.Even before I reached the door to Fernando’s suite, I could hear his voice, sharp, commanding and furious. Michael’s voice was also audible and he wasn’t backing down.I frowned and pushed through the small crowd of guards gathered at the doorway. Their posture was tense, shoulders squared, eyes darting nervously toward the man inside.When I stepped through, the air felt heavy, like the very walls were holding their breath.Fernando stood near the window, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His jaw was clenched so tight I could see the muscle twitch in his cheek.Michael was standing several paces away, a duffel bag half-zipped at his feet, his face pale but his eyes blazing with fury.“What the hell is going on?” I demanded quietly, moving past the guards.Michael finally turned to me, his voice low but shaking with anger. “Tell me something, Marlo. Did you know Fernando has been having an affair with Dominique?”The que
Michael’s POVThe storm outside was nothing compared to the one inside me.I stood in the doorway and kept my gaze on Fernando as he looked at me as if I were a ghost.He didn’t answer, he didn’t even try, and that silence told me everything.“You can’t even deny it,” I whispered, my voice raw. “You can’t even look me in the eye and tell me I’m wrong.”He took a slow step forward. “Michael, it’s not what you think.”I laughed. “It’s exactly what I think. You and Dominique.”His jaw tightened. “He means nothing—”“Don't you dare talk to me like I'm some stupid child” I snapped, cutting him off. We both went still.He stepped closer, his voice lower now. “I know what you think of me, Michael, but I’ve done everything to keep you safe. You don’t understand what it means to live in my world but Dominique does. That’s why I trust him.”That name again.I clenched my fists so tightly my nails dug into my palms. “So that’s it, then. He understands you, and I don’t. Is that what you’re
Fernando’s POVThe silence in my room was suffocating.Not the usual calm kind of silence, the kind that gave me control over my thoughts, but the type that crawled under your skin and demanded you break something.I had been pacing for most of the last hour, my hands locked behind my back, my jaw tight enough to split stone. The ticking of the antique clock was louder than usual, each second mocking me for not taking action.Dominique should have been back by now. He wasn’t the type to delay unless something, or someone, had interfered.My mind kept circling back to Michael no matter how hard I tried to stop myself and focus on something else that wouldn't make me angry as well as make me feel like shit and the same time.I exhaled sharply and sat down on the bed, running my hand over my hair.He had been distant for days, quieter than usual, avoiding my touch as if my skin burned him.I didn’t want this to be my life. A man with my kind of money didn't deserve to be in this kind of
Michael’s POVThe air outside was colder than I expected. I didn’t grab a jacket before walking out, but maybe the chill was exactly what I needed.I took the stone steps down slowly, my hands in my pockets, trying to swallow the lump of anger in my throat.Every step away from the mansion felt like peeling off another layer of suffocation. I needed distance from the walls and Fernando.Even thinking his name made my chest tighten.I sat down on a bench and rubbed my hands over my face, trying to calm the storm building in my chest.Without thinking, I pulled out my phone and called Ashley.She picked up on the second ring.“Michael? What’s wrong?”Her voice was sharp and worried. “I’m fine,” I lied. “I just… needed to talk.”She didn’t buy it. “You sound anything but fine. What happened this time?”I leaned back, staring at the stars through the branches. “It’s the same thing, Ash.”“Let me guess,” she said bitterly. “Fernando is still playing god with visitation?”I smiled weakly
Fernando’s POVThe mansion greeted me with the same familiar hush that always followed my return. I spotted Marlo near the base of the staircase, going over somethings with two of the staff. “Where’s Dominique?” I asked, my voice low but sharp.He dismissed the staff with a nod before turning to me. “He stepped out not too long ago.”My brow creased. “Stepped out? Where?”“He said he needed to take care of something,” Marlo replied, tucking his papers under his arm. “He mentioned it wouldn’t be for long.”I studied his face, but Marlo didn’t flinch. He wasn’t hiding anything.“He didn’t tell me he would be leaving.”Marlo inclined his head slightly. “Maybe he thought it wouldn't be a big deal.”I let out a slow breath through my nose, struggling to contain the surge of disappointment.“I was in the mood to see him tonight,” I muttered, more to myself than to Marlo.Marlo’s expression didn’t change, though his silence said enough because he understood what I meant.“Have Emilio co
Michael’s POV I sat by the balcony, a book open in my hands, though I hadn’t turned a page in over twenty minutes. My eyes traced the same sentence again and again without absorbing a single word. My mind was somewhere else, trapped in a loop of thoughts that refused to let me rest.Henry wasn’t my son by blood, but in every other sense that mattered, he was mine, and now I barely saw him.A knock sounded at the door, soft but distinct.“Come in,” I said, my voice low.The door opened, and Emilio stepped in, balancing a large bouquet of fresh white lilies in his arms. The delicate petals looked almost too fragile against his black uniform.He smiled faintly. “Don Fernando sent these.”I blinked, lowering the book. “Flowers?”Emilio nodded, setting the bouquet gently on the edge of my bed. “He said they’re for you.”I stared at the flowers for a moment, expression unreadable. “Why?”“I think…” Emilio hesitated, scratching the back of his neck. “I think he’s trying to make peace.”