2025-02-24 17:56:02Mateo threw a crumpled bill onto the floor, his lips curling into a smirk as he spat near Javier’s feet, his voice thick with mockery.
"Beggar, take the money to buy a new fancy necklace instead of keeping that lowly necklace."
Javier tried to be patient by picking up the money that was stained with Mateo's spit.
Camila looked down on Javier when she saw him.
Mateo grinned in satisfaction and mocked
"Exactly! That's how beggars should act."
But instead of keeping the money in his pocket, Javier threw it in the trash.
Making Mateo widen his eyes.
"Being arrogant will only make you more destroyed, you know that, right?"
Mateo mocked Javier.
Javier’s patience, already worn thin, snapped.
In one swift motion, he drove his fist into Mateo’s face, the satisfying crunch of cartilage breaking, filling the room.
Mateo stumbled back, cursing, blood trickling from his nose as he grabbed the edge of the bed for support.
Camila shrieked, rushing to Mateo's side, her eyes wide with horror.
“Have you lost your mind, Javier?!”
Camila yelled in terror.
They were fighting like wolves.
She was afraid one of them would get hurt, especially Mateo.
She screamed hysterically again.
“Stop this right now! Javier, you could kill him!”
Javier wasn’t done.
He grabbed Mateo by the collar.
Dragging him up before landing another punch that sent him sprawling onto the nightstand.
Knocking over an expensive bottle of cologne.
The scent of cedar and arrogance filled the air as Mateo groaned, wiping blood from his lips.
“Fuck!”
Mateo cursed.
“How dare you!!”
Camila, who saw Mateo injured, went crazy.
She grabbed the nearest object—an ornate glass lamp—and swung it at Javier with a ferocity that took even her by surprise.
The impact struck the back of his head with a sickening thud, sending a sharp pain rippling through his skull as blood began to seep through his hair.
Javier staggered, his vision swimming, but his pride refused to let him fall just yet.
He turned his gaze to Camila
“Camila, why?”
Expecting guilt, remorse—anything that proved she had once loved him.
“You're the one who forced me to do this.”
Instead, she stood tall, chin lifted, gripping Mateo’s arm as though he were her knight in shining armor.
“Now, get out!”
She spat, her face twisted in disgust.
“You’re nothing, Javier. You can’t give me what I want. Just leave!”
Javier let out a breathless chuckle, though it held no amusement.
He had spent years building a life for her, sacrificing, working late nights, ensuring she had everything she ever desired.
And now?
Now, she had traded him for a man whose greatest accomplishment was inheriting his father’s money.
Mateo, emboldened by Camila’s words, pointed a shaking finger at Javier, his voice hoarse.
“You heard her. Get lost. And don’t think I’ll let you off easily for what you did tonight.”
Javier didn’t spare him a second glance.
He turned on his heel and walked out, the sharp sting of betrayal cutting deeper than any wound.
The moment his feet touched the pavement outside, his knees buckled, the blood loss finally catching up to him.
The world tilted, the edges of his vision darkening until he collapsed onto the cold concrete.
The purr of an expensive engine filled the silence of the alley.
Inside the sleek black car, Valeria Solano arched a perfectly sculpted brow as she watched the crumpled figure on the ground.
"Stop the car," she commanded, her voice smooth yet firm.
Her driver hesitated.
"Miss Solano, he’s just a stranger."
Valeria tilted her head, studying Javier’s face, her expression inscrutable.
“He looks familiar.”
“Miss, we shouldn’t get involved—"
“Bring him inside,” she commanded, her voice leaving no room for disagreement.
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