Chapter 855

When Pax spoke, his voice had a calmness that belied the chill his words sent through the room. Marian was the first to react, her voice urgent, "No way, Pax! You can't gamble with your life like that!"

Isaac chimed in, his face a mask of concern. "Exactly! What if your mom doesn't notice or decides not to show up?"

Pax's response was unwavering, "Then I'll truly jump off that rooftop. I'm her son; I refuse to believe she'd just do nothing if I died."

His words were like ice water, shocking everyone to the core. Marian rushed over, clinging to Pax, desperation in her voice. "Pax, what are you thinking? You can't let those thoughts take hold."

Pax's voice softened to nearly a whisper, "I have to atone for her sins and settle her debts."

the tension. "Even if you jump, she

air for a moment. "But I know someone who, if they

turned to Connor. "There's a grave in

hills and streams. Claire's

a few old hands-knew about it. Even Pax was in the

was taken aback, "Connor, how do you

matters is that the person buried there was the most important in my

town. In an hour, we meet at the hill behind the Sartori estate. We're going live with the

confused, everyone trusted

behind the Sartori estate buzzed with media presence. Cameras fixed on a grave nestled in the bamboo thicket, its headstone simply read: "Lover,

given its location in the Sartori estate's eldest daughter's

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