I was truly astonished by Lili's confession. I never imagined for a second that I had saved the life of such a powerful man, not only in the mafia but also in the business world...
Now more than ever, I'm interested in knowing everything about this man called Lawrence.
I grabbed Lili's arm and pushed her back a little. She was so nervous that she just lowered her head and didn't want to continue.
"I want to know everything about this Lawrence," I said, gritting my teeth.
Lili raised her head upon hearing me, and her expression changed completely. It was as if my question had bothered her too much.
"Marcela, there's nothing to know about that man... You were very lucky that they let you escape," she said.
"Of course, there is more I want to know about this man. For example, why did he force you to lie to me?" I said, through clenched teeth.
"Enough, Marcela!" she exclaimed.
"The best thing you can do right now is go upstairs, change your clothes, and get some rest until the doctor arrives to check your knee injury," she said.
"A doctor?" I asked.
"Weren't you saying a while ago that a doctor was too expensive?" I retorted.
"Now I understand why Cesar had no trouble taking away all your fortune. I thought you had become a little smarter during all those years we were apart, but it seems you haven't changed at all. You're still the same fool," Lili said, pushing me aside.
Before Lili could leave, I grabbed her hand tightly, preventing her from taking another step. I admit her words hurt me a lot, especially the way she thinks of me.
"Lili, can we talk like we used to?" I pleaded.
"Marcela, when will you realize that you're twenty-four years old? You can't keep acting like a fifteen-year-old girl or younger. You're a woman, not a child," she said.
I looked down, feeling terrible after hearing every word from Lili. Now I don't know what I'm doing wrong for everyone to hate me.
Lili placed her hands on my face and lifted it, and I couldn't stop the tears from falling down my cheeks.
"You have to realize, Marcela, that if you continue being the same fool you've been your whole life, Cesar, Susana, your uncles, and anyone else who crosses your path will end up destroying you," Lili concluded.
Then she left the kitchen, leaving me alone. I returned to my room a few minutes after the argument with Lili.
I walked to the window in front of me, still wearing the red towel that covered my slender body.
I tightly held a picture of my parents to my chest, and tears streamed down my clear eyes endlessly.
"Oh, Marcela, what have you done wrong for everyone to hate you like this?" I asked myself, unable to find an answer.
Since I was a child, my life was all figured out. Parents who loved me, who would sacrifice their lives for me... Uncles who would do anything to give me everything.
When my parents died, Uncle Fabian always said that I would soon inherit everything, that the world would be at my feet, and all I had to do was close my eyes while he managed my fortune.
But the moment I tried to rebel against them and take control of my inheritance, Cesar appeared in my life to ensure that would never happen.
"How convenient for my uncles, the death of my parents!" When they died, Uncle Fabian became the guardian of all my assets, as if he owned everything until I came of age!
"Oh my God! Marcela, what am I thinking?" I exclaimed.
"It's madness, Marcela," I repeated to myself. "Uncle Fabian was my father Sebastian's brother... But that doesn't mean he didn't plan his death!"
Yes, my parents died, and he and his family became the sole heirs to everything that belonged to my family! But when I survived that accident, his plans fell apart...
My parents died in an accident where I was the only survivor, thanks to my mother shielding me with her body. For years, I suffered from a stupid depression, manipulated by my supposed family. I was a puppet in their hands, taken advantage of because of what had happened to me.
I turned around, leaving the picture of my parents on the nightstand to the right of my bed. I grabbed a white blouse and a black skirt from Lili's wardrobe...
The skirt fell just below my knee, perfectly covering the wound on my foot.
I quickly changed my clothes, put my hair in a ponytail, and rushed out of the room without caring about hurting my injury...
"Where are you going, Marcela? Is the wound on your knee still open?" Lili asked as I left her room.
Who the hell cares about my knee at this moment? What matters to me is finding out if what I've been believing for all these years, that my parents' death was an accident, is true or not...
"I've discovered something very serious related to my parents' death, and only one person can clarify it for me," I replied to Lili.
I left Lili's apartment and quickly reached the bus stop...
After half an hour, I stood in front of one of the biggest companies, the company that once belonged to my parents and is now in the hands of a bunch of bastards...
I entered the company without anyone being able to stop me. I got on the elevator that would take me to my uncle Fabian's office...
Upon arriving at Fabian Wlod's office, I entered without any of his secretaries stopping me...
There he was, sitting behind his enormous desk, dressed in one of the finest handmade suits. Beside him, like a lapdog, was Cesar...
As they heard the door open, both men turned to look at me, their surprise evident on their faces...
"Marcela!" Cesar whispered, squinting his eyes...
I walked up to the desk and stood in front of them... I watched Fabian Wlod make no move.
"So, you're coming now?" he mentioned, lowering his gaze to continue working...
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