“What can’t you do?” Marcel asked without looking at Shirley, who was like a worm in heat.
“Yeah, you can’t!” Shirley was willing to put the shopping bags anywhere and chase Marcel all the way to the kitchen. “It’s nice that you don’t give me monthly money... don’t you remember the promise you made in front of my parents?”Marcel ignored Shirley’s protests and chose to brew coffee.However, Shirley’s hand reached out and deliberately snatched the coffee.“You want to make me coffee? That’s cool,” Marcel commented with a flat smile. “You should do your duty first, then claim your rights as a wife—not the other way around.”Shirley stomped her foot and threw the coffee into the trash.“Are you playing me on purpose?” asked Shirley, not accepting it.“What do you mean by playing?” Marcel replied, folding his arms across his chest.“Remember your promise!” Shirley snapped, pointing at her husband’s face.“I don’t think I ever promised anythinThe taxi driver still advised Marcel to get off near the strangers.“You don’t have to pay for the taxi fare,” said the driver, surprising Marcel.“I have money, sir...”“It’s okay, it’s free today!” The taxi driver waited for Marcel until he was forced to get off with an astonished expression.“Hopefully we can still meet again, be careful!” whispered the taxi driver, who then drove away from Marcel just like that.“Do I look like a beggar?” Marcel grumbled while looking at his own shirt sleeve. “You think I can’t afford the taxi fare?”There was soft, melodious laughter from behind Marcel, coming from several people who had been standing.“Want us to take you?”Marcel turned his head and his gaze fell on a young woman with short hair who was smiling at him.“Sorry, thanks… but no need.” Marcel shook his head politely.“It’s okay, we want to drink coffee and then we can take you to your destination.” The woman explained. “Let me introduce myself, I’m Stefi and this is my co
Marcel frowned in surprise when he heard the question Lista asked him.“Not now,” Stefi hissed, throwing a warning glance at Lista.“Then when?” Lista said because she really didn’t like being long-winded. “So how?”He looked back at Marcel and waited for his answer.“I think so,” said Marcel. “Because I have lived with my parents since I was little.”Lista seemed dissatisfied with the answer Marcel gave her.“Let’s just drink coffee first,” said Stefi hastily, looking worried that Marcel would be uncomfortable with Lista’s attitude and questions.“Thank you,” nodded Marcel, in his heart he was actually wary of this kind of welcome.However, he was also reluctant to show an excessive response.“The coffee we serve here has a high quality taste,” said Stefi while showing her coffee cup. “Please drink.”Marcel lifted the cup and drank a little of his coffee. He was a little suspicious of Stefi’s purpose in inviting him to the house like this.“Excuse me, may I ask who you are
Marcel braked his steps when the people he had seen standing guard now gathered together to form a wall to block his path.He then turned around and found Lista walking slowly towards him.“What does all this mean?” Marcel asked flatly. “You guys are still obsessed with my parents? Do you suspect that I inherited the talent for concocting medicine?”Stefi also came to Marcel, although her face still looked friendlier than Lista.“We have no evil intentions towards you,” said Stefi, still trying to persuade Marcel. “Just stay here a little longer, I promise you won’t lose a bit.”Marcel turned to look at Stefi.“If you really are their son, then your place is right here.” Lista chimed in. “But if you’re not the person we’re looking for, then we’ll let you go.”Marcel responded to Lista’s words with a suspicious look. He failed to put up frontal resistance because he didn’t want to cause a bigger commotion.“I’m pretty sure you guys have planned this,” Marcel commented calmly.“You real
“What are you doing here?” Ciko asked curiously, while Ronnie chose to remain silent because he was worried that he would get sprayed again by members of his extended family.“I’m here to confirm something,” answered Lista with a serious face as she sat in one of the chairs.“We’ve been here ever since and haven’t gone anywhere,” reported Ciko, worried that Lista had been watching them secretly all this time.“That’s not a problem,” said Lista, looking at Ciko and Ronnie alternately. “I want to show you something.”It was only then that Ronnie dared to look at his distant relative.“Do you know this person?” Lista asked while showing Marcel’s photo on her cellphone screen.“That... that’s Marcel, right?” Ciko narrowed his eyes and tried to remember.“The people who were monitored did not take part in the health seminar apart from Mr. Aldi, which was created by Stefi,” Lista informed. “You certainly know him, don’t you, Ron?”“That’s right, Marcel.” Ronnie thought hard. “He is
Marcel had just finished changing clothes when he heard his bedroom door open. He turned his head and saw Ronnie, who appeared in front of him carrying food.“You!” said Marcel and Ronnie together.Marcel stared suspiciously as Ronnie stepped into his room with a tray in his hand, while two guards watched them.“So you’ve been deliberately tricking me all this time?” Ronnie asked in a low voice as he placed the tray on the table. “Eat this until it’s finished, after that I want to have a serious talk with you.”Marcel was unmoved and did not immediately respond. Seeing him not responding, Ronnie turned to the guards.“You guys just stand guard outside, close the door.” He ordered.At first, the guards looked at each other doubtfully. It turned out that the chaos that Ronnie had caused had spread to their ears, so Ronnie’s orders were not immediately carried out.“Why are you guys looking at me like that?” shouted Ronnie with an offended expression. “I want to talk to this perso
Marcel complied because he wanted to know the secret behind the Delvino family.“Aren’t you afraid that Lista will find out?” Marcel asked while following Ronnie’s footsteps.“No, as long as you are a genuine medicine master.” Ronnie replied.Marcel smiled sarcastically.“That’s if you’re lucky,” he said.Ronnie didn’t respond, he looked around on the way to the family lab.“Where is the lab, is it still far from here?” Marcel asked, hurrying to follow Ronnie’s hurried steps.“Just follow me!” said Ronnie without looking back.Marcel no longer asked questions, in his head he was already imagining something surprising that would happen.What if it turns out he’s not a drug expert? It could be that Aldi and the others just guessed wrong and Marcel is still a commoner whose fate is in the hands of the Delvino family because they have to bear the burden of debt left by his parents.“Come in here!” Ronnie said as he pulled Marcel’s arm into one of the hidden rooms behind the curved hallway
“Okay, Lis!” said Ciko from the other end.Lista hurriedly closed her cellphone and waited for the arrival of the people she called.“That boy!” Lista growled with clenched fists. “Always causing trouble!”Not long after, Stefi appeared accompanied by several people.“Why did it happen like this, Lis?” Stefi asked curiously.“That’s it, our brother is throwing a tantrum again!” Lista answered angrily. “I think we should check out the lab back there.”“But isn’t that lab no longer used?” said Stefi, even though she still followed Lista’s steps, followed by the people who had just joined them.Once they arrived at the lab, Lista and the others were greeted by a surprising sight.“Ron, what are you doing?” Stefi screamed under her breath.In front of them, blood was splattered everywhere while Marcel was lying at Ronnie’s feet, who was busy collecting the blood in several small tubes.“Ron!” Lista scolded while cursing and went to her relatives. “Why are you doing this?”Stefi half ran t
At the Delvino family residence, Lista paced back and forth in front of her uncle’s work house. He was still thinking about how to tell his uncle about this incident because he couldn’t possibly cover up this big incident.“Lista?” Reina called, successfully making the woman flinch.“Auntie ... shocked me!” said Lista with a tense face.“Why is it?” Reina asked with a frown. “You’ve been pacing up and down in front of your uncle’s study, what’s wrong?”Lista looked at her aunt in doubt.“I want to see uncle, Auntie. There’s something important I want to talk to him about ...”“Then why don’t you just come in?” Reina asked with a frown. “In fact, the pacing is not clear like this, come in.”Lista still stood doubtful. Before he could form the right words, Reina had opened the door and pushed him into Herman’s room.“Excuse me!” Reina said in a deliberately loud voice, making Herman look up from his work.“Reina? What are you doing here?” Herman asked in surprise.“Your nephew