Chapter 320: What's Going On?
"Sorry, Wade, I didn't."
Santiago told Wade everything that happened tonight.
"What?! You crashed?! And the champion was Tilda?!"
The shocking news hit Wade pretty hard. He froze, trying to process it.
At that moment, Kayden walked over.
"Wade, how's it going?"
Of course, Kayden had seen Santiago's missed call on Russell's phone as well.
Wade spoke quietly, "Where are Dad and Kyla?"
"Howard's taking care of Dad. He's already asleep. Kyla's with Justin, so no worries. Dad and Kyla are happy, but Santiagoโฆ what's wrong with him?"
Wade gave Kayden a look, signaling him to come into the living room. Wade closed the living room door carefully behind them. Then he put the phone on speaker and told Kayden everything Santiago had said.
"Tilda ran into Santiago in Motrar? What a coincidence."
The Jensons knew Tilda had represented her country in the International College Art Competition. They knew she had revealed her real identity and had won Myst's admiration. Everyone had watched the livestreamโit wasn't a secret. But since Tilda was abroad with a secret film crew and preparing for the race, Santiago and the second brother, Darell Jenson, had no idea.
"Yes, Kayden, Wade, every word is true. No exaggeration," Santiago swore. "I want to knowโฆ Tilda said she cut ties with the Jensons. What's going on?"
"Mom and Dad had planned to wait until you returned to tell you, but now that you've met Tilda, there's no reason to hide it." Wade explained everything to Santiago, including Tilda's return to the Jensons and all the complicated events.
Santiago went completely silent. He never expected that, while he was abroad, so much had happened in the Jensons. And he hadn't known a thing.
"You shouldn't have kept something this big from me!"
As his emotions surged, Santiago's head started hurting again. Harry quickly said, "Santiago, don't get too worked up. You're still recovering from your injury!"
"How can I not be worked upโฆ cough cough! My head hurts so badly!" Santiago took deep breaths, trying to calm the splitting pain in his head.
Kayden said, "Justin and I only found out after coming back from abroad. You have to understand Mom and Dadโthey just didn't want us worrying."
"But such a huge mess would eventually come out. If we didn't completely trust the family, we might have found out already." Santiago pinched his nose bridge, trying hard to regain composure. "Don't worry too much about me. Something this big is hard to accept all at once. I understand."
"Santiagoโฆ you shouldn't blame Tilda for what happened. The Jensons wronged her first. We went too far," Wade spoke. "You've been abroad, so you don't know everything. Since Tilda didn't say too much to you when you met her, it shows she doesn't hate you. Don't take your anger out on Tilda."
Wade hurried to explain, worried Santiago might blame Tilda for everything bad that happened to the Jensons.
"She doesn't hate me? Wade, you're wrongโฆ she hates all of us Jensons. When I crashed, anyone who didn't know would've thought I was going to die. Amanda asked Tilda to see me, and she said bluntly that it didn't matter to her whether I lived or died. You think Tilda still sees us as family? She doesn't care about any of us. She's that cold and ruthless! No matter what, Tilda has gone too far! Why hurt Dad, why hurt the Jensons?! Without this family, Tilda wouldn't even exist!"
Santiago ground his teeth, blazing with anger. If Tilda were in front of him now, he would grab her and demand loudly why she did all this. Why hurt her own parents? It was inhuman!
"Santiago, whatโฆ"
Harry could tell Santiago was losing it. The veins in his neck stood out. His anger seemed to radiate from him.
He was about to speak when Kayden and Wade shouted at the same time, their voices full of anger.
"Enough!!"
"Santiago, how can you say such things about Tilda! She's our own sister!"
"Santiago, I've always respected you, but how have you changed so much after going abroad? You wouldn't have said such irrational things before!"