Chapter 1087

Nemo knew if they just stood there, none of them would make it out alive.

If he could save even one person, that was better than nothing.

Deep down, he wanted Chloe to survive the most.

With everyone trapped together, there was no hope. The only way to change anything was to act.

But Chloe wouldn't let herself be the first to leave. She couldn't just walk away and leave everyone else behind.

Jeffery spoke gently, "Chloe, this isn't your battle. We're the ones who got you into this—please, go. There are two kids behind you who need you."

Even little Pax, so young, spoke up bravely. "Chloe, whatever happens, you have to live, okay? Promise me."

Chloe's heart ached for Pax. He was the most innocent of them all.

Kent, even though he was terrified, knew he couldn't fight for the spot. As the head of the Nagel family, he understood that even if he tried, Killian would never let him.

statue in the room slid

been how Killian

Killian

the plan, Grant went into the tunnel first,

the passage snapped shut behind her. The statue slid back into place, sealing

herself in a long, dimly lit corridor. Candles flickered along the walls, casting eerie shadows. The place felt like an ancient royal

to a fork in the passage, and from there, the path twisted and turned like

behind Grant in silence, not saying a

how long they'd been walking when Grant finally spoke up, his voice low. "I'm sorry. I never imagined things

memory-erasing acupuncture-was meant to get her out of this vicious cycle of revenge. But somehow, she'd ended up right

She just said,

felt like forever until finally the tunnel

waiting

and composed. "I've been waiting for

looked at him—at that

her chest. More than anything, she just felt deep ache for Connor.

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