Chapter 875

Claire defiantly declared, "Don't you dare let go!"

There wasn't a hint of fear on her face; instead, it radiated with a spark of excitement. "Connor, you can't run away. Go ahead, kill me if you have the guts. But if you do, you're signing up for a lifetime in your own personal hell, never knowing a moment's peace."

Connor's voice was steady and calm. "And what about ending your own son's life with your own hands?"

His words dripped with sarcasm. "You've always been so clear-headed. For me, you'd rather bear the torment of such a sin, dear mother. What did I do to deserve such a weighty love?"

"Don't call me 'mother'!" Claire shivered at the word.

To her, "mother" was a venomous curse, an indelible stain of shame. Every time Connor said it, it felt like a thousand arrows striking her heart.

blood, a fact she couldn't forgive herself for. She was determined to

closer against Claire's neck, drawing a

intervened, "Mr. Connor, please, don't act rashly." He rushed to Chloe's side, emotions swirling inside him. As he untied the ropes from her wrists, he cringed at the sight of her raw, bloodied skin, a testament to her desperate

and sprinted towards Connor. Meanwhile, Connor, still holding Claire hostage, edged towards the door and

surrounded by a circle of seven mercenaries armed with AKs. Barrett's eyes were fixed on the knife at Claire's throat, tension evident in

not getting out of

twenty years. I know every inch of this place. Whether you

kill me, you'll never escape my grasp. But even if

situation. "You've always been clever.

need to escape alone because we're

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