Chapter 13: The Solution To The Problem
"So," Leander cleared his throat and looked at Evander with a stern warning. His tone became harsher, and his facial muscles contracted as he remembered the state of the maid he saw earlier. "Just don’t continue to kill anyone resembling her..." Leander’s voice trailed off as his mother’s eyes met his.
Her hands holding Evander’s cheeks trembled and with a slight stumble, she walked to Leander. Her eyes were wide, and a pool of tears collected on her lower eyelid. She wetted her lips, and her voice was shaky.
"He is hurting. Hence, he did that. You know him, don’t you? He’s not being himself. I advised him and he...It’s not him!" she placed her hands on his shoulder. "It’s all that woman’s fault. She broke him. He just needs healing. Now that she is dead, Evan would behave," she turned to look at Evander. "Won’t you, son?"
Leander clenched his jaws. His mother was so worried that he will tell on his brother, she had already forgotten that he is hurt in the shoulder. She must feel the thick bandage on his shoulder, or she didn’t, as she was so busy talking for Evander.
Their grandfather won’t like what Evander did to the maid working in their house. Despite living lawless, their family adhered to certain principles. People working in their family and are loyal to them are considered their extended family.
And families don’t hurt themselves. Don Peter hated in-fighting.
And that’s why he had to use that woman’s name to eliminate Ben that day. He didn’t want his grandfather to know that he killed his brother’s spy. If he knows that Evander is spying on him, he will be very sad and angry.
The shooting pain originating from the wound almost made him faint, but Leander smiled as his mother’s eyes fell on him once more. The pain and utter panic in her eyes... He couldn’t bear to see it.
"I know my brother will be fine, mom," he took a step back.
As much as he wanted to be in his mother’s embrace, the pain was so unbearable. He didn’t want to hurt his mother by fainting in front of her.