Chapter 950

"He's our mentor, Grant. Once a mentor, always like family. How can you treat him like this?" Chloe asked, her voice tinged with desperation.

Grant remained unfazed. "Have you forgotten how he treated us back then? The deceit, the scams-we went through a lot because of him."

"Sure, he might be a bit greedy and not always the most honest, but when it came to the big stuff, he never let us down. Grant, you can't keep tormenting him."

Chloe's eyes were red, tears slipping unchecked down her cheeks. "He's just an old man now, Grant. What did he do to deserve this?"

Grant's gaze fixed on the tears at the corner of her eyes, his brow furrowing slightly. After a pause, he finally spoke. "Come outside with me."

"Let him go," Chloe pleaded.

but I promise you I won't torment

her pleas. But agreeing to stop the torment was the biggest concession he could offer. She also had no clue what price she would have to

she climbed the steps, she glanced back to see the iron

breathed a small sigh of relief and continued up, each step feeling heavier in her heart. Once outside, she cut right to the

Are

all this secrecy? What's your real

swirling in her mind. After

directly but said, "I want to show you

following closely. Eventually, he led her to the back of the estate, a place dotted with countless old graves. The tombstones were in

whispering like the voices of the souls beneath. It was midday, and the May Weather

was warm and

like being at the edge of the underworld, achill

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