Chapter 201: Very
"That’s all. Meeting adjourned." Fil smiled as the rest of her team stood from their seats. She watched everyone leave the conference room, particularly observing the gloomy Elise.
’She’s been down all morning,’ she thought, shaking her head as she arranged her papers to return to her desk. As she did so, she arched a brow when she noticed Kenzo wasn’t leaving the meeting room.
"What?" she asked, watching him advance in her direction until he stopped by the table.
"You should have told her — convinced her, Fil." The second he said those words, Fil shook her head and stacked up her files. "It’ll hurt her, but it would save her from more doom."
"Ken."
"Why are you so afraid of telling the truth, Fil?" he hissed. "Elise is an adult. You don’t need to protect her from heartbreak."
"What if it’s not just a heartbreak she’ll get in the end?" Fil sighed as she snapped her eyes back to Kenzo. "Kenzo, when you were sent to the hospital months ago with a few broken bones, why didn’t you say anything?"
"That’s different, Fil."
"No, it is, Ken." She shook her head, hands on the handful of papers on the table. "You know that once you mention who did it to you, Cole will fight tooth and nail to get the justice you deserve. But you didn’t, not because you’re afraid that he will not believe you. You didn’t tell Cole because you know he’d fight for you and that he’d get hurt in the end."
Kenzo couldn’t argue, though his frustrations skyrocketed.
"Elise loved this guy, and this devil is treating her kindly. Even if it’s not real, he will not hurt Elise," Fil breathed out in frustration. "But once I tell Elise what Marcus told me last night, she will strike back. She’ll believe me for sure because I know Elise knew me, but then, what about her? Once Marcus cannot use her anymore or once she rubs him the wrong way, Marcus will destroy her."