MarvinElena: I miss you♥️Marvin: I miss me too.Elena: -_-I couldn’t help but laugh at my screen. Ever since making things official, Elena made it a habit to text me every second—but I didn’t mind.“I’m leaving San Diego.” Tiago cleared his throat. I locked my phone and looked at my brother, but for some reason, he didn’t seem to be joking.“What do you mean, you’re leaving?”“I just…” Tiago lowered his head, regret written all over his face. “I can’t believe I almost hurt Elena—and it made me realize that I do need help.”He needed help, there was absolutely no question about that, and I was glad he could realize it. At first, I was against it, but what he had done to Elena was unacceptable.I needed him to ge

LucasMario beckoned for me to sit down while he continued his conversation on the phone. It had only been a few days since the positive DNA results, but playing with Mario’s feelings wasn’t all that difficult.I could clearly see that he felt guilty for not taking care of me from the start, which would hopefully make it a bit easier for me to manipulate him.All I had to do was make him trust me so I could get to all his secrets and send him to prison, where he belonged. I only had one goal, and that was to get rid of him.The only person who might get in my way was him. Victor.As I sat down on the chair, he stared at me with an angry look in his eyes. He didn’t want me here, and trust me—I didn’t want to be here either.“Yes, yes—you have to come by and meet my son!” I heard Mario Castillo speak over the phone. As expected, Victor rolled his eyes.

Elena “So then that woman asked me if I had a nice dinner.” I rolled my eyes. It was a good thing I decided to join them out back, considering Marvin hadn’t even told me about this rumor. “I was a bit bloated from the food, so I rubbed my belly and told her that the baby’s doing well.” Panther and Lucas listened attentively as I tried my hardest to explain the misunderstanding, which I hadn’t even been aware of. Apparently, Marvin and I were the talk of the town after Misty’s parents told everyone we were engaged and expecting a child. Was that why Marvin kept his distance from me? Was he embarrassed? Panther burst out laughing. “See, and that’s why it’s better to keep your mouth shut.” He gave me his unwanted advice. “I had to learn it the hard way, but these rich people…they don’t know how to communicate.” “Yes!” I agreed. Panther, who was drunk, grabbed my hand. “They’re not like you and me

LucasI rested my hand on my mom’s stone and smiled. “I’m almost there, mom,” I spoke in a whisper. “Please hold on for just a bit longer.”It was time for my weekly meeting with George Torres, and I knew he wouldn’t be too happy considering I had yet to give him useful information.I discovered his so-called presentation was nothing more than a fairytale. He liked doing things fast, while I wasn’t fond of sloppy work. I was used to doing things spotless.Spending time with Marvin had shown me that he wasn’t that difficult to get close to after all. Despite his cold image, he was a warm person who liked making his presence known.Whether he was sincere or because he was fearful of me hitting on Elena? I had yet to find out.Then again, Pedro, or Panther as he liked to call himself, didn’t seem like a criminal who decapitated his enemies' heads, but I had seen the pictures, so I knew the truth.“Hey, kid!” George made his

Elena“Who’s there?”I planted a smile on my lips and brushed my hair to the side. “It’s me, Elena!” I smiled at the security camera.It was a long time since I had seen Victoria, and I wanted her to know that I was doing completely fine without her. Well, except for the part where I needed her assistance to access Anya’s evidence.“Door’s open!”I entered the apartment and cleared my throat as Victoria leaned against the wall with a smug smirk on her lips. “Where’s your boy toy?” She folded her arms. “Or wait, he can’t know about me, of course—because your entire life is based on a lie—““Victoria, please.” I rolled my eyes. “I come in peace.”We stared at each other for a few more seconds before she flew into my arms. “I missed you so much!” She cooed. “Please don’t worry me like that ever again.”“Come on, let me look at you!” She rested her hands on my shoulders. I knew she thought I wasn’t in the right