Entwined With the Villainous Guardian
Chapter 275: Hypocrite

Chapter 275: Hypocrite

"Want to have a shot?" Leander handed over his gun to Viviana.

Viviana blinked. She knew he had a plan when he looked calm earlier. But why does his plan involve her this time?

Viviana got the gun anyway. She was a little curious about guns.

Leander stood behind her. His long arm reached for her little hand. He kissed her earlier and is not minding the intimacy now. Maybe he was solely concentrating on teaching her how to shoot. She didn’t know why he found a reason to teach her now.

She didn’t care. She smiled as she felt engulfed by him. Plus, she didn’t want to look at Nadia. She looked traumatized. She feared her heart would melt for that evil child.

"The safety is off..." he said turning the safety off. He placed the gun between her hands and enclosed her hands with his.

"You can point anywhere..." he turned her around. "And pull the trigger."

Viviana saw everyone taking cover as he pointed the gun all around. But no one dared to stop him. They were too shocked to say anything.

Leander is someone with a good head on his head. He doesn’t act like a madman. What happened?

The muzzle of the gun ended up pointing at Leonardo in the end. Viviana gulped. A wave of fear washed over her. Her smile vanished.

That is my brother.

It was the first thought that popped into her head. She tried to get her hands out of Leander’s hands. But he stood there unmoving as if he was a rocky mountain.

Leonardo was shocked seeing the pointed gun. Ignazio Salvo, the loyal henchman jumped to shield him. Leonardo, however, patted Ignazio’s chest, telling him to step back.

Ignazio was shocked. This was not their place. He did not find it right that Don Vitale insisted on his only heir to make it right with the Kastello family when Leander is known to be an unforgiving predator concerning his family. Now with the gun pointed at him, why would Leonardo want to play chicken with the lion?

It was then he noticed the little act of defiance from the petite woman shrouded whole by the lion. Her eyes were filled with tears and helplessness.

The lion indeed is smart. This is a show of power by him. He knows how much Vito Vitale treasures his daughter. Vito was willing to take a chance with his son’s life to open a dialogue between the two families.

But that was not the sole reason, was it? They now know the heart of Vito’s daughter. She might take her husband’s side. But she will not be against her brother.

It is up to Leander now. He can choose to go against the Vitale family. His wife won’t be blamed even if the trigger goes off. Leander will be.

Leander can choose his family’s pride and openly go against the Vitale family. It won’t be far from Leander’s modus operandi. Even with the Vitale family’s power, it won’t be easy to take Leander down. His family is nothing. But he is not an easy target. Even Peter Kastello knows nothing about the grandson he thinks as simple.

Or...

Leander can choose his wife. It is obvious she made her choice. She accepted Leonardo as her brother. Now Leander should choose whether he accepts her family or not. In turn, he will show Vito how much Leander treasures his daughter.

Leonardo wants to know just that. He’s already hellbent on taking his sister with him. But if Leander shows interest in working with them, it would make everything easier.

Viviana couldn’t pry her hands off. She felt Leander’s finger pressing her finger on the trigger. She couldn’t fight against his strength. She closed her eyes.

"Hypocrite!" Leander whispered in her ear.

She pressed her lips.

Yeah, she is a hypocrite.

She hurt Evander because he was a terrible excuse for a human being. The one in front of her was no different than Evander.

She didn’t regret hurting one while she tries her best for the other to not get hurt.

All for the one word he said.

And the funniest thing is, she expected Leander to stand for what is right even if it was against his family while she can’t do the exact same thing she preached.

Won’t women’s life be saved if Leonardo dies here and now? Why can’t she allow that to happen then?

Family!

It’s because Leonardo is family.

She is a hypocrite of the highest order to think that Leander should abandon his family when she cannot do the same.

She didn’t have the guts to look at Leander and she bowed her head. She felt a pulling pain in her lower abdomen. Stress made her pain worse.

"Don’t cry now. I can’t bear it," Leander whispered.

He didn’t expect her to take his words this seriously. He would never want to hurt her. She’s too self-reflective.

Viviana opened her eyes as he turned the gun elsewhere. She sighed in relief seeing the gun pointed at Nadia.

But then, Nadia looked pitiful too.

"I’m sorry!" Nadia cried. "I’m sorry. Don’t kill me... Dad!" she searched for her father. "Daddy, please help me..."

"What do you want to do?" Leander asked. This time he asked her for everyone to hear.

Viviana looked at Leander to see if he expects a reply from her. But he looked like he only wants her answer. He didn’t look like he had an agenda.

Hosea Donatello pushed through the crowd and reached Nadia. Already Leonardo told the press that Nadia left her home because she did not like her forced marriage with Evander. Leonardo also said that Nadia asked Leonardo to marry her because she wanted to escape and he had to remind her that she is too young to marry and so he brought her back.

Leonardo didn’t fail to mention that Hosea used his daughter’s disappearance as kindling for his political aspirations. With just a few words, he turned everyone against him and painted him as a selfish father who uses his daughter to advance his political career.

But his daughter is the apple of his eye. He would lose everything for his daughter. It was his fault for listening to his daughter and allowing her to mingle with those dangerous men. It was wrong of him to trust his daughter far too much than she can handle.

"Please, let her live," Hosea kneeled in front of Leander. "I will go live elsewhere with my family. I won’t appear in front of anyone again..."

Leander smirked.

"Why are you begging me?" he asked. "My wife’s the one holding the gun..."