Chapter 9
He thought of his mother again. The poor girl who married into a
wealthy family eventually became a madwoman that no one
could bear to see in the wealthy family.
People tried to mold a wild child from the mountains into a
qualified housewife using various rules. They wanted insincerity,
calm restraint, and the ability to make choices. Everyone added
fuel to the fire on the road to driving my mother crazy.
Later, people said that she was not fortunate enough to bear
such a heavy responsibility, but what if the rules were wrong in
the first place?
The Serrano Group was still involved in some illegal activities
privately. His mother, upon witnessing certain things, felt
unbearable. She couldn’t bear to eat people, so they ate her
instead.
Markus was originally prepared to face everything alone, letting
all the evil return to dust.
But Raquel came, because of love?
When Raquel had just arrived, he saw her. While everyone was busy packing up and leaving, she went against the crowd and
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walked towards him through the messy floor.
Like a knight rushing to protect his princess, Markus suddenly laughed at the thought. How could there be such a number one
fool in the world?
She silently approached and held his hand, warmth continuously
flowing from her palm to his.
Until this moment, Markus only realized how cold his hands
were.
So he held her hand tightly, the wind was blowing, the rain was
shaking, only her warmth was real.
I accompanied Markus in the final settlement of the Serrano
Group. Markus gave an interview to the media, and angry people
pelted him with eggs.
The Serrano Group owed a lot of blood debts to many people,
and the anger of the masses needed an outlet, which it had to
repay.
On the day when the Serrano Group officially declared bankruptcy, Donovan had a stroke and was admitted to the hospital. Markus invited me to have a drink with him.
When I arrived at the location, I realized that it was his home in the city center. I stood at the door, feeling a bit hesitant: “Isn’t
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this a bit inappropriate?”
I wanted to say that it seemed like we didn’t have the kind of
relationship where we could drink together, and this made me
feel presumptuous.
Markus lowered his gaze, with a touch of melancholy in his
demeanor, and there seemed to be a hint of choking in his
voice.
Did he cry?
No matter what, I always felt a sudden mess in my heart, as if it
was being twisted, because he was my grandfather.
I took the bottle and saw his eyes light up for a moment.
Forget it, sacrificing my life to accompany a gentleman, it’s just about enduring, and endurance is not my strong suit, right?
I had never seen Markus like this before, with his shirt collar and
tie scattered, his suit wrinkled all over, looking dejected, fragile,
as if he was about to melt into the darkness of the night..
He seemed to always be a person from the sky, whenever he appeared, he was always surrounded by people, and every move
he made was noble.
And now-
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It was as if a person from the sky suddenly descended to the
ground.
In a drunken haze, Markus kept calling my name and insisted
that I must respond.
After getting drunk, Markus’s voice became a little hoarse,
hitting the eardrums, one by one, as if hitting the heart.
He suddenly approached me, with only inches of distance
between us. I could see the light hitting his eyelashes, casting
scattered shadows. “Raquel, will you always be here?”
I didn’t answer, after all, no one will always accompany
someone, let alone what identity I have been by his side?
He kept persistently asking, as if he wouldn’t give up until he got
an answer.
In the end, I could only answer helplessly, “Yes, I will always be
here.”
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Markus fell silent for a
moment, frowning and gazing at me, seemingly lost in thought.
Then, I don’t know how, suddenly shouted hot, forcefully
unbuttoned two buttons of the shirt, with a hint of irresistible
temptation.
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I had never imagined that such words would one day be
associated with Markus. There was a moment of shock, and I
forced myself to look away.
But I didn’t know why, even though it kept shouting that it was hot, it kept sticking to me, and I felt my face getting very hot.
I thought this winter was really hot!
With the last bit of determination, I distanced myself from
Markus.
He inexplicably looked up at me, then started drinking again,
eventually drinking himself into an unconscious state.
In the last moment of fainting, he looked at me for a long time,
his eyes revealing a look of encouragement.
Why was it encouraged?
After settling Markus, I returned home and spent the whole
night thinking, but I couldn’t figure out why it was encouraging.
