Tears started flowing again as she stared at her son. Then a smile popped up on her face and she dropped her hands. Eduardo ran to her and quickly took the knife before she changed her mind.
"Really?" She asked.
"Isn't it what you want?" He asked with tears in his eyes. "You've won mom."
Without saying anything else, Antonio furiously turned and stormed out of the house. Andrea followed him behind, calling his name but it was as if he had suddenly become deaf. Emilia on the other hand just looked at him as he went away without saying anything. She felt sorry for him but it was something that she had to do for his happiness.
She stared at the remaining family members and they just looked at her without saying anything. She didn't want them to judge her or say anything. She quickly turned and went upstairs to her room.
Reaching her room, she sat on her bed with her hands on her face and just thought about her son. She loved him and she had no idea things would reach that far but she was sure her son was gonna appreciate her for choosing someone like Praveen. She was gonna talk to him after he calms down to explain things to him.
As she was still deep in thought, she heard her door open and close. Someone had just entered her room.
"Don't you think what you did was kinda dangerous?" She heard a familiar voice ask.
She raised her face and sighed. "I am sorry, mother but I was left with no choice. I had no choice but to do it." She stood up and walked towards granny. "I had no idea my son would react like that and..."
"I told you I should have been the one to break the news to him." She said with a sigh.
Of course, granny knew the vow her son had made years ago. He never hid anything from her.
"I know that mother but Antonio is just stubborn at times," Emilia said with a smile. "When he sees Praveen, I know that he will fall deeply in love with him."
Granny nodded slowly, taking a sigh of relief. She was scared. "I hope you are right, Emilia."
They both just stood there, still in deep thought.
***
"Ah..." Antonio screamed in pain, picking up the pool chair furiously from the ground. He threw it right into the pool. "Fuck!" He cried.
Antonio had never experienced such pain before. He needed something to punch, something to get his anger out on. If only the boy his mother wanted to him to marry was near then he would have strangled his neck and ended his life.
"No!" He screamed at the top of his voice, gripping his hair painfully. It hurt a whole lot but he just wanted to hurt himself. "This cannot be happening!" He cried. "No!"
He took another chair and threw it right into the pool. Everything that was in his way, he either kicked hard or threw it away. He was screaming like a mad man. His voice filled the whole compound. His face was flooded with tears.
He wanted the pain to leave him but it kept on increasing. He surely needed something to punch but he had nothing near him. His mother had just blackmailed him and it hurt. He didn't know if he knew her anymore. It was really painful.
"No!"
Andrea came rushing to the pool in her high heels. She had tears on her face. She couldn't bear to see her brother in such pain. She rushed to him and wrapped her arms around him to make him calm or try to do so.
"Please, calm down and..."
"How could she?" Antonio cried in a rasping voice. "How could she do this to me? I thought she was my mother. I thought she loved me. I thought I was her little boy and now she wants to destroy my life by getting me married to some... to some..." He couldn't even say it and he burst into tears. "...how could she?"
"I'm so sorry." Andrea cried, holding on to her brother tightly. "I understand your pain and..."
"No!" Antonio shook his head. "You don't understand..."
"Trust me!" Andrea pulled from him, staring into his eyes. "I do, because I love you so much. I know you are hurting deep inside and..."
"How could she?"
"I know." Andrea sobbed softly. "She didn't even think twice before saying that to you. What is going to happen to you? And forget about you..." She was panicking. "...what is gonna happen to Bruce? How will he take all this? How will he feel when he gets to know that you are getting married?"
The thought of seeing Bruce hurting made Antonio cry even more. Andrea knew about Bruce because they were great friends. They had been friends for a long time, way before Antonio and Bruce started dating. All Andrea had wished for was for her brother and Bruce to end up together but now...
"This is bad." Andrea shook her head. "Mom shouldn't have done this."
"But she did." He cried. "And dad... how could he do this to me? He left his entire wealth into that boy's name. I can't do this!" He raised his hands. "I am going inside and I am gonna tell mom the truth. I don't care if..."
"What are you saying?" Andrea gasped. "Are you crazy? Do you want us to live in the streets? Mom told you that unless you marry that boy we’re gonna lose our wealth, our fortune.”
"I don't care." He snapped, breathing as if he was ready for war. "All..."
"That is our wealth and we cannot lose it," Andrea said, cupping his cheeks. "We can't lose it and..."
"Are you saying that I have to..."
"I bet this boy and his family just manipulated dad." She said. "Just agree to what mom wants. It's very easy, bro." She chuckled bitterly. "Marry this boy and then we will get our wealth. After that, it will be very easy to throw this boy out of our lives for good."
"What?" Antonio clenched his hands. "Are you telling me to marry a filthy, stinking, classless boy? Are you insane? what about Bruce?"
"This is our wealth, our pride," Andrea said, holding her brother's hands tightly. "We cannot lose it no matter what happens. Mom is probably being manipulated by this boy and she will realize it sooner or later. But don't worry," She chuckled bitterly. "He wants to be part of this house. Then let him come. We will deal with him so much that he will beg to be out of this house in just a day."
Tears poured down Antonio's face even more. "But..."
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