Chapter 849

Elsie heard it clearly.

But her mind and body felt disconnected, unable to respond.

"Go on, hurry up." Avery urged, his eyes gradually turning cold.

Stiffly, Elsie rose to her feet, trembling lightly, her dress damp with sweat. She was alive, yet felt she had died over and over again. She walked towards Tom, taking just a few steps that felt like a lifetime.

Tom's hands were tied, and he supported himself with his head bowed, shaking as he knelt before her. From the moment he was captured, he knew he wouldn't survive, but he refused to die a broken man; he wanted to die with dignity.

Harvey stepped forward, taking Elsie's cold hand in his, and placed a gun in her grip, forcefully curling her fingers around the handle.

With blood covering his face, Tom smiled gently at her, as if comforting her. Elsie closed her tear-filled eyes; the basement felt like a slaughterhouse for her heart.

Suddenly, her pupils contracted-Tom's left eye was beaten into a bloody mess, leaving only his right eye. Others might not notice, but to Elsie, his right eye seemed to blink rhythmically.

In an instant, Elsie realized.

It was Morse code!

Trembling fingers pointed to her side, as she memorized his unspoken words with each blink of Tom's eye.

"Ellie, do it. Don't upset Mr. Chambers," Harvey said, his gaze complex as he watched her.

at Tom. She gasped for air, tears ready to fall, unable to pull the trigger. For a moment,

had been kneeling on the ground, suddenly stood

back, caught by Harvey's quick

beast! Go to

pouncing on Avery like an enraged

henchmen had undergone professional training and shouldn't have been so slow to react,

never expected someone tormented to near-death to have

was unprepared, his glass

his mouth wide, letting out a

"Ah!"

with fury, sank his teeth into Avery's left

panicked, unsure of what

a rage, Harvey lifted his gun and

No!!

couldn't restrain herself any longer; tears gushed out

basement. Tom, lying atop Avery,

Avery's side. "Mr.

shocked to see that Avery's left ear was mangled,

"Call-call a doctor, quick!"

"Chop him to pieces, feed him to

injuries requiring stitches, Avery was rushed to the hospital. Harvey stayed

Elsie stared at Tom's peaceful face, her

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