Listening In

POV: Raphael

“Boss, Your brother arrived a few minutes ago and he is in there with her family,” Felix told me when I rounded the corner and parked in front of the hospital. After Mom’s unexpected visit to the hospital, I had to think about Victoria’s safety and the safety of her family. I placed a guard on her without her knowledge. Call me paranoid, but I wanted to keep a close eye on her and know if and when she would try to betray me.

I placed the guard in front of the hospital and asked him to report back to me or Carl in case something bad happened. When I say in case something bad happens, I meant in case my mom shows up again to threaten Victoria. I’ve told her to stop harassing her, but Mom never listens to me. The guard was supposed to keep watch on her and tell me if Mom showed up again, I had no idea that she still had to deal with my brother. I didn’t know they were so close that he even pays her mom a visit.

I thought I saw a flicker of affection in her eyes tonight. F