Chapter 63. Something Unexpected

Tommy's jaw hardened and his eyes showed surprise when he heard Maria say that Chris wanted to kill her. But he couldn't do anything about it other than venting his emotions and his annoyance to himself. And that made him think about taking over DV because he couldn't hear what other horrible things Chris might do to Maria.

"Shit." Tommy hung up his phone when he finished talking to Maria.

"If I could take over DV sooner, it would be better for both of us. And what Mrs. Goldenheart said was right, Martin would not have accepted me as his uncle forever if I had taken over DV away from him. But I also do all that for him. He needs to sit back and receive monthly money. Isn't that too bad?" Greedy thoughts began to enter Tommy bit by bit. Maria's incitement made the love of an uncle for his nephew slowly begin to mix with jealousy.

Tommy continued monologuing with himself until his apartment bell rang, which interrupted his