CHAPTER 82 - THE DAY HE OPENED HIS EYES

Nico heard the pain in Kara’s voice, but he willed himself not to look at her face, for it would be his undoing.

He had things to settle first.

There was general silence all around, except for Kara’s muffled sobs.

“So, the prodigal son is awake.” Don Leo muttered under his breath.

There was no relief nor excitement on his face at the knowledge that Nico surpassed death.

For Don Leo, it would be better for everyone if Nico did not wake up. He can take care of the man until his last breath. But this twist forebodes nothing good for him and the Castiliogne family.

Nico, getting out of the coma, was going to shake their world, and he wouldn’t let it happen. To him, Nico is better off as dead.

For his part, Nico ignored the older man’s barb. He walked deliberately, his movements stiff due to the weakness in his leg, but he continued with his slow pace until he reached Don Leo’s side.

Don Leo is a stocky man. Nico towered over him. He looked down on the man who had taken him under