Chapter 46

Irina 

I've already seen Kaius dragging his feet towards me, yet I acted like I didn't notice his presence. He breathed deeply and scratched the back of his head frustratedly. 

"To you, everything we do all boils down to us being a heartless murderer. Believe it or not, we have a reason why we do what we do," Kaius started to explain and I stopped pretending like he's a ghost I can't see. 

"Rufus' father betrayed Lucio, Irina. Lucio almost died in an ambush because of his father. I admit, at that time, Rufus had nothing to do with this. He shouldn't have suffered." 

"He's a collateral to his father's betrayal. Rufus's father brought that fate upon himself and Rufus did the same thing to himself." 

"It's so stupid of them to think that DS and the patriarch wouldn't retaliate to their actions." 

Kaius stuck out his tongue to wet his lips. 

"There is no way we could spare Rufus's life. If we give him the position that he want