CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT

Josie McMillan

— I LOVE — Anthony said in the voice of the most passionate man in the world — I missed you so much.

Josie hugged her son, Guillian, with all the strength she had at that moment, despair was total in her heart.

My God... anything but that...

— What are you doing here? — She said trying to contain her fury so as not to attract attention — How did you find us?

Anthony smiled kindly.

— You never left my sight, or do you think you'd let it go after you turned my life upside down? You are mine...always have been...

For the first time in her life, Josie felt a deadly fear wash over her, an arctic chill running through her entire body.

It's not possible... how did he find me?

Suddenly, she realized one thing that was important in all of this.

'What did you do to Mark?'

— I had a little private party at 'our' new house, remember Frank?

Josie remembered Francesco Collun very well, the idiot went to fall in love with her and the next day he declared himself, he was found dead in a hotel room by the side of the road, with every bone in his body broken, but the cause mortis was overdose, which left a huge question mark on the case.

— So — continued Anthony as if he were narrating a beautiful story, — I did the same thing with our little brother, he had a little car accident on his way home.

As much as she tried to understand, Josie couldn't...

How could he do that to his best friend?

— I'm willing to forgive you, dear, our beautiful home awaits you anxiously, everything is ready for our big return to the spotlight of the world, we will be the kings of Hollywood, the most famous couple of all time.

— There was never us in this relationship, Anthony, don't you realize that...

— It always existed, you're the one who doesn't know the truth, but there's always the right time to correct the mistakes of the past, and what I'm doing is exactly that, giving us a fresh start, we deserve it for everything we've been through together, we are a perfect duo, a trio in fact, because you are worth two.

— How can you say that after you've killed your best friend?

— No... at that moment he was my adversary, he wanted to steal you from me... Don't you understand that, dear? You are mine, mine alone and no one else's, this is our world and no one else can be a part of it... anyone who lays a finger on you will suffer the consequences.

— I was never yours.

— Like I said, if I knew the truth, I'd agree with what I say… but we'll have plenty of time for that starting today.

Anthony looked at Guillian and smiled.

— You can't forget that the boy needs a father now.

— He already has a father.

— On that at least we agree, I will be an excellent father.