Chapter 669: Closing a - in his life
[City Jail: Visitation Room]
"Hah." Silas let out a snicker as soon as he went inside the visitation room, eyes swirling with malice upon seeing the person inside. The officer with him pushed him a little, making him drag his feet to the table, and watching the same officer attach his cuffs to the steel bar on the table.
"What a nice surprise," Silas mused as he looked at Axel sitting across from him. "I didn’t think you’d ever muster the courage to come and visit the man who tried to disintegrate you, Axel. Surely, you’ve grown."
Axel maintained a plain expression, assessing Silas’s face. It had only been over a month since Silas was arrested. Therefore, it wasn’t surprising the man hadn’t reflected on his crimes. If anything, he seemed to have been fitting well inside.
"I’m sorry," Axel breathed out despite the malicious look he was getting from his cousin. "I’m sorry for what happened to Aunt Olivia and what you went through, Silas."
Silas arched a brow as the corner of his lips curled up into a smirk. "Your apology... is decades late, Axel."
"I know." Axel’s response was quick and unbending. "I know it’s late, but I just think someone in the family still needs to say it. Regardless of your recent actions, our family — Mom and Dad and Grandma — owed you an apology."
Silas opened his mouth, but his voice didn’t come out of his throat. Instead, he forced a laugh and looked away, shaking his head.
"They do owe me a lot of things, but it’s not your job to apologize in their stead, you dummy." He snapped his eyes at Axel, smacking his lips. "And even if they apologize, we cannot change everything. My mother is gone, and that fucker of a father is also dead. I am now here, stuck in this place for the rest of my life."