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."

breaking the tension. "Even if you jump, she won't come, Pax. You're not her top

for a moment. "But I know someone who, if they were destroyed, would bring her out

grave in the backyard of our estate, right?"

of land with multiple courtyards, some boasting hills and streams. Claire's backyard was massive, featuring a hill covered in thick

and a few old hands-knew about it. Even Pax was in the dark, as Claire's

"Connor, how do you know

matters is that

we meet at the hill

everyone trusted

media presence. Cameras fixed on a grave nestled in

who lay there stoked rampant speculation, given its location in the Sartori estate's

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