Chapter 229: Hurting Each Other
Viviana observed Leander. Again, he is provoking someone by using her. She guessed it might be the perverted old bottom feeding vulture of the Kastello mafia family.
That old man is the second to Peter Kastello. She has seen firsthand how terrible that man is. He probably is the one who advised Peter to grab that land from the school legally by discrediting the school. He is the one who advised the demise of Leona.
And this man above her... maybe he will follow that vulture’s advice in the future as he is the heir. Will he be any different than Peter Kastello? Will she be allowed to see how he turns out?
But the tone he used with Barnabas was so distant. Leander seemed to be holding Barnabas with contempt. There is very less chance that Leander will respect and listen to Barnabas in the future.
Leander let go of her hands. Viviana hugged him. She’d prefer to be not there if Leander turns out like Peter. She will not see Leander turning vicious like his grandfather for the sake of earning money.
She hoped it never comes to this.
"What?" she asked. He was staring at her in deep thought. He looked pitiful. She hugged him.
He slumped on top of her. She wrapped her hands around his back tightly.
"You still don’t trust me, wife," he whispered in her ear.
"What do you mean?" she asked. She tried to look at his face but he buried his face in the nook of her neck. "I trust you," she said.
He went silent.
Viviana rubbed his back gently. She didn’t know why he said that out of nowhere.