Rafael and Joseph started walking to the man when they heard a loud, familiar voice behind them.
"Where do you think you are taking my girls?"
This voice made Rafael stop in his tracks. He took his sweet time to turn and face the woman whose face haunted him for the last four years.
Marissa walked up to him and the way she was clutching her fists, it was evident that all she wanted to do at that moment was to punch his face.
She pulled the girls behind her a little protectively before looking into his emerald-green eyes.
"Y… you… I thought… we had a … silent… decent agreement that… you won't… oh, God. I guess I was wrong…" She muttered the last part under her breath, not able to control her tears.
Rafael didn't try to offer her any explanations. What explanation could he give except to assure her of his intentions?