บท 39: Vulnerability on Display

His voice grew louder, the anguish in his words echoing through the empty room. "What did I ever do to offend you, Ariana? You are so wicked, so heartless! You could have just let me drown in the ocean instead of saving me. What's the use of living if I have to endure so much pain while you are here, in the same house with me? Why? Just tell me why!"

Tears streamed down Raymond's face, his voice choked with sorrow and frustration. It was a heartbreaking sight to witness the woman he loved, the one who once brought him joy, now in the arms of another man. The image of them together, sharing the same room, the same bed, and even bathing his brother, tore at his already wounded heart.

Overwhelmed by his emotions, Raymond's mind raced with thoughts that seemed dangerous and unsettling. His eyes glistened with a glimmer of something that hinted at a regrettable decision, a path he was contemplating taking.