Entwined With the Villainous Guardian
Chapter 155: Losing Himself

Chapter 155: Losing Himself

Leander let out a deep breath. Although Lionel was drunk, he was right. He’s just focusing on himself when it was obvious that Lionel is in a much worrisome state.

"Did you fight with your dad again?" he asked.

He didn’t think that was the reason. But he felt weird to ask him what made him sad enough to get this drunk and act nasty in front of his house when the paps were onto him.

It must be something serious.

Lionel opened his eyes and Leander’s eyes widened seeing how red it was.

"I’m going to visit Brie tomorrow and will find a way to relieve her from the contract," Leander said. He wondered if Lionel is sad about that after visiting Brie.

Within some seconds like a stream, tears rolled down Lionel’s cheek. Leander rolled his eyes.

Seriously! He’s crying? Why in front of me? Does he think that I am his mother? What am I supposed to do?

Rubbing his face, he trotted and sat beside Lionel. He patted Lionel’s shoulder not knowing what else to do. "What is it?" he asked in the gentlest tone possible, hiding his annoyance.

"She..." Lionel leaned on Leander’s shoulder. "She asked me- She- does not like me to visit her anymore..."

"Who? Brie?" Leander was surprised.

He wanted to say that this is for the best and to let her go, but he didn’t think that Lionel would appreciate such honesty right then. Not knowing what else to do, he waited for him to calm down.

"How can she do this? How will I survive..." Lionel sobbed. "She’s..." he tried to grab air. "How can I let her go?"

Leander rubbed Lionel’s back as he empathized with him. At times, looking at the mouse in his house, he would think along the same lines too.

What will he do if she disappeared one day? How will he survive?

Lionel tried to curl on Leander’s lap. Leander stood up cringing. The hair on his neck stood on edge. Letting a man lean on his shoulder was too much for him. Having a man lie on his lap is impossible.

Lionel, still with tears streaming down his face was trying to grab on to something. Leander passed a throw pillow to Lionel so he can hug the pillow all he wants.

Wow! What’s wrong with Lionel?

Some people have the tendency to do that. They appear in your life one day and without knowing they become an integral part of your life. When they leave, they only leave with parts of your soul. That gaping hole in the soul can never be filled.

Leander sighed.

He might not know how to console a crying man, but he wanted to do something about the situation. Brie cannot do this to Lionel after taking advantage of him for years.

He decided to meet her and question her. No one can make his friend cry like some helpless boy!

But knowing Gabriella... she might have some other purpose to push him away. Either way, he needs to talk to her.

Lionel was sobbing softly and Leander picked a book to read. He will talk to him after he calms down.

Leander read almost thirty pages of the book and Lionel had stopped sobbing. It looked like he had fallen asleep. At that time, he heard someone knocking on the door. He didn’t think it was his wife. Her knocks would be different.

Leander glared at Martin standing in front of his door. He does not like everyone to come to the second floor. He looked around to see Steve looking at him with a sorry look.

"Sir, will you let him stay here for the night? The paps already... He hit one of them and they... we are fixing it and~"

"Then f*cking fix it. No articles should be published about him tomorrow. Go! Stop knocking on my door!"

Leander closed the door on Martin’s face.

"What were you thinking?" he went and shook Lionel who was already half-asleep.

Lionel was careful not to get into any controversies in the past. He didn’t have to "fix" anything. Just because that woman rejected him, he went and got drunk and got into a physical altercation with the f*cking paparazzi?

"What?" Lionel woke up rather disturbed. "What happened?" he clutched Leander’s collar.

"You idiot!" Leander slapped him on the cheek. "You’ll ruin your life for a woman? Is she the only woman in this world?"

That woke up Lionel and he pushed Leander back.

"Why are you screaming? Ah, my head..." he rubbed his forehead.

Leander scoffed and sat on the couch. "Pathetic..." he shook his head in disagreement.

"Oh, I’m the only pathetic one..."Lionel scoffed.

Leander clenched his jaws but he couldn’t find any retort he could say to him. He knew deep in his heart, he too is pathetic.

"Didn’t know Bellissima is this smart... She knows the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach and she’s already wrapped you in her little fingers," Lionel said.

Leander did not like he was talking about his wife. But then he realized something. "Why do I sense jealousy in your tone?" he smirked. "You can find a woman who can fill up your stomach and heart."

Lionel gritted his teeth. As if it is that easy!

"Filling up your heart?" Lionel scoffed. "Or is she letting you fill up elsewhere?"

Leander didn’t answer him. Their intimate details are for them. He cannot talk about it to anyone.

Lionel could see that he did not want to talk to him about it.

"Heard what happened in the mall. And your ex-fiancée is now your brother’s fiancée..." Lionel said. Somehow, he did not like to see Leander’s happiness.

Leander looked a bit anxious about something, but he was still happy when he talked about his wife.

Leander glared at him.

Lionel raised his hand. "Just saying to be careful with your brother. That’s it..."

Leander scoffed. "What can he do? He can’t even touch a single hair on her head."

Lionel shrugged. That might be true. Leander is a fierce protector once he puts his mind to it.

Speaking about the incident at the mall, Leander got reminded of something. He pulled out his phone.

"Do you know who this guy is?" he asked Lionel.

Lionel looked at the phone casually, but upon closely seeing the face of the fedora-wearing guy, his face went pale.

"He was looking for Bellissima?" Lionel asked.

Leander’s heart skipped a beat seeing Lionel’s reaction. Not many people will make Lionel scared.

"Who is he?" Leander asked.