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Chapter 286 Maggie is Ruthless

Timmothy turned around. He placed the dagger in her hand and pointed it at his own heart.

Maggie blinked her eyes in disbelief as she looked at him.

He smiled and gazed at him with clear eyes. Timmothy applied more pressure to her hand, urging the dagger closer to his chest.

Maggie’s eyes welled up with tears. She couldn’t help but wonder if lunacy ran into their family.

Both Nathael and Timmothy seemed to share similar traits.

Timmothy towered over her, his presence casting a shadow on Maggie. Despite his imposing stature, he smiled at her with difficulty. “Go ahead, kill me. I can assure you they’ll release you once I’m gone,” he said.

His tone was light and eerily persuasive, drawing her towards the abyss.

Maggie felt a lump form in her throat, and a thin layer of sweat formed on her brow.

Kill him?

It crossed her mind that eliminating him could alleviate many of Nathael’s future troubles.

However, did she have the right to decide his fate without knowing the extent of Timmothy’s actions. against Nathael?

“Have you ever taken a life?”

He noticed her action. Timmothy chuckled and guided her hand, urging the dagger deeper into his flesh.

A dark red stain spread, creeping up his black shirt like a morbid flower blooming,

Maggie’s hand trembled as she gripped the dagger tightly, but she found herself unable to follow through.

In that moment, Maggie realized she had lost the battle.

She simply couldn’t bring herself to do it.

be just like Sierra and the others?

it was because she had never taken a life before and

“If you were to kill me now, Nathael could

themselves locked in a stalemate. He continued to press the blade down,

despised her own

deep down, Maggie had to acknowledge that she couldn’t go through with it. She couldn’t bring herself to pierce his heart or

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closer, his voice barely a whisper in Maggie’s ear. “What if I showed you how?” he

dagger pierced his flesh with a dull thud, the sound echoing loudly

was a faint sound, but startlingly clear, as though it

was unwilling to admit her defeat. She suddenly released her hold and swung

off guard, Timmothy staggered as the punch landed

out the dagger and slashed

blood streaked down the

nearby took a couple of steps forward, their

forehead as she turned to face Timmothy, disregarding the mercenaries” presence. With a cold stare, she confessed, I couldn’t bring myself to kill you, but that doesn’t

slowly raised his head, his eyes dark and mysterious,

much, but since he cares enough to protect you, I won’t disappoint

your actions.”

Now, her eyes exuded a fierce, unrestrained intensity,

sincere, she had asked Nathael about the reasons for Timmothy’s resentment,

silence–he wasn’t afraid to admit his own mistakes, but he didn’t want to expose

his brother, just as he had done in

madness flickering across his face. “You know nothing. Don’t act

lips tightened as she observed him coldly. She said,

colder as he retorted, “Do you really think you can afford

challenged, refusing to back down.

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he looked down, scrutinizing the woman