Chapter 912

"I guess, in a strange way, her ending made sense. She went out in a blaze, ending her troubled life on her own terms. I've always thought death isn't the final curtain; maybe it's just the start of something new, like turning the page to another chapter. Life's struggles are like a baby in the womb, and death is just the doorway to a new existence. She's just moved on to a different realm."

Pax was taken aback by Chloe's insight. The depth of her thoughts on life and death hinted that she had wrestled with these concepts herself. Suddenly, Pax felt a connection with her, a shared understanding.

"And you know, your mom really did love you. Sure, she might have been weighed down by guilt and regret towards Connor in her last days, but she gave you a mother's love all those years. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so full of life and energy, Pax. I wish I could have known the old you."

Chloe stood up and placed a fork in Pax's hand. "Promise me you'll eat something now and get some rest. When the sun comes up tomorrow, we'll move forward, okay?"

Pax was momentarily frozen. Tears fell onto the fork in his hand. But eventually, he nodded and started to eat. Watching him dig in, Chloe finally cracked a relieved smile. "Remember, Pax, when your belly's full, your heart will be, too."

seemed lighter, more determined. When she finally headed back to her room, she found Connor still absent.

phone call. He stood by the desk, looking serious, his knuckles white from gripping his phone. Chloe sensed something was

thoughts. "Suzanne was driving drunk and crashed

shocked.

arm. "Chloe, this situation is

"What

uncovered that she owned Paradise Island. Her death in that car crash was

shocked. "Suzanne, the owner of Paradise Island? How is that

were likely under her thumb. Chloe recalled

state on

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