Chapter 964

“If it weren’t for your grandpa, you wouldn’t care if I lived or died, would you?” she said, her voice hoarse with emotion.

Domenic slowly turned to face Carole, his gaze icy and indifferent, cutting through her heart like a dagger.

“Yes,” he admitted bluntly.

That single word shattered Carole’s hope completely.

Her eyes blazed a furious shade of red as she stared unblinkingly at Domenic.

“Domenic, don’t forget that I saved your life.

I pulled you out of that cold, damp cellar.

I sacrificed everything to rescue you, and I still bear the scar!”

Carole shouted, extending her hand.

A deep scar traversed her palm, a stark and haunting sight.

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Domenic’s brow knit tightly, a glimmer of astonishment thawing the frost in his usually icy eyes.

you up, yet my efforts were futile, for you were but a boy and I, merely a

and tethered myself to a pillar with a rope, summoning every

our shared history, bears witness to the lengths I went to, though I kept silent, sparing you from unnecessary

spoke, tears cascaded down her cheeks like

her head, attempting to suppress her sobs, her

recall the

how she had clenched her right hand tightly afterward,

of a scar on the palm as an

such a harsh hand-why my parents perished, why I’ve endured ridicule and scorn, why life has been an uphill battle, and why betrayal

because of

emotion as he beheld the scar Carole had carried for his sake, a pang of guilt piercing

“I’m utterly exhausted.

behind her,

you don’t hold any concern for me, and

You may depart now.

allow me to fade

lifeless

is my fate, bearing no weight upon

Carole pivoted to

and he

she caught the sound of his footsteps, Carole couldn’t suppress

him and inquired, “Weren’t you on your

before

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