“What the fuck makes you think you have more right over my sister than I do?”
Elias looked exhausted, but strangely calm. A hollow smile slowly appeared on his face as he looked at Maverick.
“I did everything I could for Zoe,” he said quietly. “Because you’re like a brother to me… and Zoe is like my little sister.”
His voice remained steady, but the tiredness in his eyes was impossible to miss.
“It wasn’t just for Amara. It was for you too. You couldn’t even walk back then, so I handled everything I could.”
He paused for a second before letting out a bitter laugh under his breath.
“But I’m tired now.”
His gaze turned cold.
“If you want to take Zoe away, then do it. That’s on you.”
Then his jaw tightened painfully.
“The person I care about the most is Amara.”
At the mention of her name, something cracked in his expression.
“But when she needed me the most…” His voice lowered hoarsely. “I couldn’t even protect my own wife.”
His eyes darkened with guilt.
“I thought I owed it to you and Zoe after marrying Amara. I thought I had to keep choosing you over her every damn time.”
He shook his head slowly.
“But now I realize all I was doing was pushing Amara away.”
The corridor fell silent.
Elias looked directly into Maverick’s eyes.
“Zoe and Amara’s cars collided, but whose fault was it really?” he asked coldly. “Their cars moved toward each other. Amara didn’t drive into Zoe.”
His breathing turned heavier as emotions finally started surfacing through his calm exterior.
“I love Amara,” he said firmly. “And if I have to give up everyone else for her… including you… then I will.”
His eyes turned sharp and unwavering.
“I already failed her once. I will never make her cry again, no matter who stands in front of me.”
Maverick’s face twisted violently with rage.
“You’re nothing but a fucking traitor!” he roared, shoving Xavier away as he stepped closer to Elias. “You betrayed me!”
His chest heaved furiously.
“I was your friend, but the second a woman came into your life, you sided with her instead of me!”
His eyes were bloodshot with anger.
“I don’t give a damn what proof exists!” he shouted. “The reality is that Amara is the reason Zoe is lying in a fucking coma! She’s the reason my legs stopped working!”
