38. The shoot

At first, Mariana really believes that everything is over.

She sees the pale, tear-stained, hate-filled face of the former secretary, the way she snarls and cries. The gun doesn't stand still aiming at a specific point, because the hand that holds it is also terribly shaky.

Then, in a space of time that could be hours, days, minutes or seconds, Michele pulls the trigger.

But Mariana feels nothing. Not even a burning sensation or the beginnings of pain.

Because she has not been shot.

In a burst of screaming courage, coupled with a very high speed and coordination, Maxmilian pushed the redhead's wobbling body, causing her to miss, and badly, the target.

A loud male scream echoes throughout the room as Maxwell, holding his left shoulder tightly, falls on his own knee. Blood drips down his shirt, spreading rapidly.

"You bastard!" shouts Mariana's ex-brother-in-law.

Mariana watches in shock as chaos unfolds before her eyes. Hearing the gun fire and seeing Maxwell wounded awakens a mixture