Chapter 962

The air on the rooftop was icy, as if each breath carried the weight of impending doom.

Harvey's heart pounded like a drum in his chest, his grip on the gun trembling as if he were holding onto the last thread of sanity. He hadn't disengaged the safety, fearful that panic might cause his finger to slip, sending a bullet into the void.

Cornered, with nowhere left to turn, he had never entertained the thought of taking Elsie Archer's life. Even if there was a sliver of hope, he was determined to get Elsie out alive.

He knew all too well that in times of crisis, Avery Chambers would abandon him, possibly even betray him at the last moment. He had prepared for this, confident in his wit and intelligence to escape unscathed, to vanish into thin air.

But it was all for Elsie. He had fallen to this low for her.

He wanted to give the woman he loved a wedding, a beautiful beginning, however humble. Even if they were the rats in the sewers, there was still a longing to bask in the sunlight.

So, Elsie had to live. She simply had to.

Otherwise, everything he had invested in would be for naught.

Elsie's sudden laughter cut through the tense air, her eyes bloodshot with a haunting beauty.

voice shook, "Ellie, what's

laughing at you. You think you're so clever around Avery, as if you're the smartest guy in the room.

straight to Harvey's heart, "Harvey, I despise

think you were my savior? That I wanted to marry you out of gratitude, or affection? No... I

moment with you has

rush

it can't be...

But if she was willing to marry him, to be

captured by Tom after stalking him for months, lurking in the shadows. He was not

welled up with tears as she remembered Tom, who had died in that basement, delivering his final message in Morse code. He told her the evidence was hidden under the chassis of

going out with you... It wasn't for Avery's damn birthday gift. It was to retrieve the

a few steps away, his gaze intense, struggling

moment, he realized his so-called love was nothing but a fleeting illusion,

been enduring hell on earth, sacrificing herself

omnipotent, yet powerless to pull

A complete failure.

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