Chapter 171: Bad Rex
"Rex?"
Rex turned to look at the door. It wasn’t closed, so he heard Celestine’s voice. He got out of the shower and took a bathrobe from a hanger before heading out.
No one was inside his room when he came out, which means Celestine had gone to the sitting room. However, before he could walk to the door, it was pushed open from the other side and her beautiful face filled with worry was all that came to view.
"Hi," Rex said soullessly with a slight hoarseness in his voice. He left the door ajar and walked back to the room.
Celestine entered and closed the door behind her. "Hey, your house looks beautiful." She didn’t know what to say. The young man standing in front of the mirror right now was a different version of Rex.
"Mn," he replied and took the hairdryer.
"Rex," she dropped her handbag on the couch and stood close to it. "We are your family... Your brother is," she knew those were what he already knew but she was seriously lost and didn’t know what to say to ease his pain right now.
Rex hardly feels this way and when he does, he is no different from Maverick who is a walking dead. This type of Rex is someone none of them want to see. One Maverick is enough, they don’t need another Maverick who smells of death.
"We are all used to our supposed families being our greatest enemies. I know it hurts to know that the person you keep wishing would amend their ways keeps disappointing you, but Rex, you should accept that she can’t change. She can’t love you–"