Chapter 483: The past is settled
With Orlando’s death, many things come to light.
For example, when he gave Dylan trouble as Santiago, his allies were Roberto, who was not happy to have everything ruined for him, and the Leoz family, who were not as peaceful as they seemed.
All this is what Matthew later investigates.
-Heh, they can’t really learn from their mistakes.
Dylan scoffed at Mateo’s words.
-It’s clear that I gave them a chance, but it was they who didn’t appreciate it.
First, they caused Vanessa’s disappearance, and then they let Orlando hurt Cecilia, Dylan would definitely seek Roberto and the Leoz family for this debt.
Now that Orlando was dead, the rest of his anger would have to be borne by Roberto and the Leoz family.
-Both Roberto and the Leoz part of the family are already under our control, sir, what are you going to do?
If it had been before, Dylan wouldn’t have hesitated to make all those people disappear. But now, he wouldn’t. Because he wanted to save Vanessa, who had not yet been found, and Cecilia.
-As they still have the remaining capacity, they will get back everything they have. They can’t do anything if they have no more money, no more contacts, if they have to live, right?
Mateo ducked his head and said nothing. He knew Dylan would tell him if he really made a decision.
Dylan scoffed.
-It is time for the Leoz family to disappear, their presence has for a long time prevented some people from getting ahead. Does Vicente really believe that the Leoz family would have been left unscathed if these people had not been afraid of me?
It is clear that the Leoz family survives thanks to Dylan’s blessing, but they do not yet know enough to confront him.
Well, Dylan will retrieve the last of their blessings and show them what it is like to have no one to trust, to take them from a paradise of food and clothing to a hell where they would give up their dignity for a morsel of food.
Once the decision was made, Dylan left the matter in Mateo’s hands.
He took the opportunity to postpone everything at the office and spent the whole day with his Cecilia until he was sure that the incident had left no shadow on her mind.
Cecilia was also happy to spend much more time with her father.
Vanessa was never found and Cecilia’s mind became sensitive. The only reason she acts normally is because she doesn’t want Dylan to worry.
No doubt, he is happy to be with his father every day. It was as if even the part of his maternal love that had been missing since Vanessa’s disappearance was slowly being filled with Dylan’s company.
-Dad, this is the soup I learned to make from Uncle Chef today, you should have more. Uncle Chef said this soup is very nutritious.
Cecilia said as if she were carrying a rather heavy lunch box for her age.
His big eyes were shining with anticipation.
-Candy is great!
Dylan’s heart was filled with relief and excitement that his daughter was learning to make soup with a chef.
How could he not be moved when the daughter he intended to raise as a little princess was learning to cook for him at such a young age.
Dylan bent down, picked up his daughter and sat her on the edge of his bed, kissing the top of her head affectionately.
-Daddy is happy. But Candy, honey, you can’t do that again, okay? Daddy wants you to be happy and carefree and leave things like cooking to the cook.
Cecilia nodded obediently.
The bodyguard assigned to stay at the hospital to watch over Dylan stepped forward, carefully opened the lunch box and poured the soup inside.
-Dad, drink more.
Cecilia looked at Dylan with an expectant look, waiting for her father to taste the soup.NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.
He wanted to do something for his father, to cheer him up too.
Because she knew Dad was just as sad as she was when Mom disappeared. Only Dad was an adult, so he’d kept it to himself to hide it from her. But then she thought that if she herself was so sad, surely Dad would be too.
It was her responsibility to look after him while his mother was away.
Dylan didn’t know what was going through his daughter’s mind, let alone her determination.
If he did, the man might have been moved to tears by his daughter’s good behaviour and understanding.
Somewhere abroad.
Roberto hadn’t expected the story to be revealed so quickly, but he felt a strange sense of relief. It was as if he had expected Dylan to find out this time.
So when Mateo evicted him from the only property he owned and ordered him to be taken to a special, completely closed sanatorium, he was calm from start to finish.
Shortly afterwards, the Leoz family.
-Mr. Vincent, you should be grateful that Mr. Dylan is now in a much better mood. Otherwise, you would not have been able to spend the last years of your life in peace.
These were the bodyguard’s words to Vincent as he was led into a dirty and dilapidated, but highly regulated house.
Vincent, who once held a position of respect, never imagined he would spend his last years in such a grimy and shabby place and, resigned, asked to see Dylan.
He was left in one of the most dilapidated rooms of the ramshackle old people’s home, where the stench was overwhelming.
-Well, Mr. Vicente, this is where you are going to live for the next few years. Well, have a nice life.
The goalkeeper finished with a smile and turned to leave.
Vincent tried to run out, but there were sturdy guards at the door.
They do not understand Vincent’s words, they just look at him with cold eyes. Again and again they stopped him and even threw him out when he tried to leave the foul-smelling house.
It was not known whether Brisa was involved in this incident or whether her mental state had improved.
To be on the safe side, Dylan had Brisa sent to the old people’s home where Roberto was also staying.
Good thing they’ve had a relationship in the past, right?
Whether these two love or torment each other is none of Dylan’s business.
He only found out shortly afterwards that Brisa had been disfigured by Roberto there, and then he paid no more attention.
Whether these people were dead or alive was none of their business.
They had all disappeared from his life over time, and now he was preoccupied with looking after his daughter and searching for Vanessa at the drop of a hat.
Day after day, year after year.
Cecilia is seven years old and is of primary school age.