Chapter 3 — Family Shadows

ML SIDE
Adrian arrives home late, drops jacket on couch
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
You’re late. Again.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
Work
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
…It’s always work.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
What else do I have?
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
(sighs ) You have me. Don’t shut me out, Adrian.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
.........
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
I know what they did to us… how cold Dad was… how Papa never smiled again after…
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
Stop. Don’t bring the past back.
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
(Softly) It’s already with us. Look at you—successful CEO, yet you eat alone every night.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
…Maybe that’s what I deserve.
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
No. You deserve warmth. You deserve love. Even if you don’t believe it yet.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
(Laughs bitterly ) Love? That’s just weakness.
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Then I’ll wait. One day, someone will prove you wrong. Someone stubborn enough to break through your walls.
Adrian Vale (ML)
Adrian Vale (ML)
(Turns away) …No one’s that foolish.
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
Marcus Vale (ML BROTHER)
(Smiles faintly) …We’ll see.
END OF THE CHAPTER
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Adrian Vale (ML)
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