Mia’s POV
I can’t deny that a lot of emotions run through my mind. Maybe it’s better to listen to my brother, or maybe not. I don’t even know what to say to him. I already promised him I would consider talking about this, but how could he easily bring up marriage like that? I’m not even thinking of being in a relationship with them, and he’s already mentioning marriage?
If it was that easy, I would have married a long time ago, and it wouldn’t be to them. But it’s not that easy for me, especially knowing that every time I see them, I keep getting flashes of the past in my mind. It’s hard to let go, and that’s all I’ve been cycling through these past few years.
“My brother told me to get married to the brothers. Can you imagine that?” I told Daisy.
I thought she would take my side this time and tell me not to do it, but I didn’t expect what she said next.
“Maybe you should listen to him because he’s trying to tell you the truth. He’s your brother, and he wouldn’t want to lead you astray. Whatever he’s doing is for your own good.”
I can count how many times I’ve listened to people telling me things were for my own good, and in the end, they weren’t.
“You know my history with them. I can’t stand them. How am I supposed to get married?”
We both sighed at the same time. The situation was indeed complex and hard to comprehend.
“The only reason I’m saying you should listen to him is because you’re the only one suffering from this. They don’t seem to be suffering much because they decided to let the past go.”
“What does that mean?” I asked her, confused.
She sighed again. “You know, I’ve seen you in so much pain all the time. Every time you see them, you get mad, but they are always calm and reserved. It only shows that you are the only one suffering from this.”
“Because I’m the only one that suffered in the past! They didn’t go through all the things that I went through, so they wouldn’t know how I feel,” I replied defensively.
She put her hands on my shoulder to comfort me. “I know how you feel, Mia. You have every right to be angry, but you have to let go one day. How about you start thinking of letting go of this anger? That’s the only way you can live the way you want.”
Even though I expected her to support me in refusing marriage, I didn’t expect her advice to be this good. She was right-I needed to stop being the only one suffering for what everyone else did. I don’t deserve this. It’s not even my fault in the first place. Why do I have to suffer alone?
It’s hard for me to let go, but from now on, I’m promising myself to change and try my best to help myself grow. That’s why I can only face my past self and comfort her.
“It’s going to be okay, Mia. Things will be great in the future, so you should keep going and not give up.”
I really want to say that to my past self too.
***
Later in the day, I decided to go check on my father. When I got there, I was surprised to see the four of them in the room with my father. I quickly became defensive and ran to protect him.
“You bastards! What are you doing here without permission? What do you want to do to my father?” I screamed at them.
“We’re just guarding your father like your brother ordered us to do,” Nathan replied.
Why is my brother asking them to protect my father if there are already people protecting him? Could it be that he is also getting suspicious, like me, and knows something is wrong?
“Did he tell you why you’re supposed to protect my father when there are already people protecting him?”
They didn’t seem to know the answer, as no one responded. But I could tell-it’s because of the poison. Someone is secretly poisoning my father. I’m very sure of it!
I want to get to the bottom of this, but my brother doesn’t want me to. Is it because he knows it’s an inside job and anyone could hurt me at any time? Even if they have to hurt me, I’m going to find out who is behind all of this.
“You’ve been giving your father your blood for days. Why isn’t he waking up?” Rolex asked.
I scoffed. “You don’t understand what’s going on. It’s not as simple as you think. That’s the reason why you were asked to be here.”
They all looked at me in confusion.
“Are you saying the reason we are here is to protect your father from getting poisoned again? No way! Anyone would poison him? All the people here work for him. Who could have done it?”
Since it’s an inside job, I’m going to find out more about it myself. It could be that bastard who tried to kidnap me the last time. Since he didn’t get what he wanted, of course, he’s going to be hostile.
Nathan took my hands. “You need to be very careful. You can’t just jump into an investigation like that. You could get yourself hurt while trying to settle the two sides.”
Are they trying to warn me, or are they actually worried about me? This concern seems so fake that it’s annoying.
“Stop acting like you care about me. It doesn’t matter if anyone is willing to bring themselves forward. I will be able to catch them and get them punished for what they did,” I said and made my way outside.
Maybe I decided to leave quickly because I couldn’t stand being in the same place as them. I couldn’t help but think about what my brother said every time I looked at them.
I’m not going to rush into anything. I have to think about it carefully. My main priority right now is to catch the person who is trying to stop my treatment for my father. I’m already wasting so much blood on him, and they are not letting it work. I have to stop the person from ruining my plans any further.
I found somewhere to sit outside, thinking I would finally be alone.
But Sean just had to come for me at a time like this.
“What do you want?” I fired at him immediately.
“I’m here to personally apologize,” he replied truthfully. “I’ve been trying to apologize for a while now, but I thought it might be better if I apologized to you in person. You seem to be the only one still suffering among all of us.”
Is that supposed to be a compliment? I couldn’t ask him that.
I’m the only one suffering? Is this supposed to mean that they are not suffering at all, that they have everything under control in their lives? Is he trying to show off to me or what?
“I don’t think you’re here to apologize. You’re here to make me more annoyed than I already am. So just get the hell out of my face now!” I fired at him.
Because I was trying to run away from him, I ended up tripping, and I fell back onto him again, making our lips touch each other.
I froze for a moment, not knowing if I should move away from him or just continue kissing his soft lips.
The answer came from him as he pulled me closer and deepened the kiss. However, I quickly moved away from him and ran.
While running away from him, I bumped into Tristan.