At this moment, Claire had Connor cornered, forcing him to make an impossible decision.

Not only that, but she made sure Diana and Chloe were witnesses to his torment. How heartless can one be?

Connor stared at the scene in front of him, his fists clenching tighter and tighter, shoulders trembling.

Claire, on the other hand, sounded almost leisurely, "You've got one card to play. Who do you want to save? Better decide quickly, time's running out. Pick one, and I'll bring her back right away." Grinding his teeth, Connor asked, "What happens to the other one?"

"A storm's coming, set to rage for three days. The place will be at its center. Surviving three days in such extreme conditions? Highly unlikely."

Three days? If the storm really hit, even three minutes might be a stretch.

Diana, overhearing everything, suddenly grasped the dire situation. Claire was forcing Connor to choose between their lives. Only

the gravity of the moment, a part of her was desperate to know Connor's choice. When

years. But Diana had been by his side for eight, through thick and thin. Uncle Connor wouldn't abandon her... would

merit in Claire's twisted

began yelling at the screen. "Connor, don't

understood this

had no right to decide who lives or dies. But Claire had cornered him, forcing him into a nightmare. No matter the choice, it would haunt him forever. That

let him make that choice. It would ruin

pushed him to the brink once more. How

But neither could he

betraying his own helpless

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