Chapter 413 Found His Stone of Duality

I knew I shouldn't be so pessimistic, always thinking of the worst-case scenarios.

Zoey would be fine. She had to be fine.

But no matter how much I tried to comfort myself, the image of that snowy night when Silas drove a knife into me kept replaying in my mind. Back then, I never imagined something like that could happen.

The door creaked open, and Harlan stepped out, glancing around. "Where's Janice?"

"She went back," Carter replied.

"Back? That woman left me again!" Harlan stomped his foot in anger.

Perhaps he sensed Zoey's change and was growing uneasy.

Without saying more, he rushed off, and Carter followed him.

Left alone, I stared at the leftovers from last night's takeout on the table.

Zoey's words replayed in my mind.

"May you guys live long and happy lives."

She had already prepared herself to face death.

Knowing full well the danger ahead, she still chose to walk into the lion's den. She wanted to eliminate all the threats for me.

My fists clenched tightly and the nails dug into my palms until I felt a sharp pain.

A storm of hatred brewed in my heart.

Why was the world so unfair?

The wicked roamed free, living comfortably, while the good suffered and died young.

Whitney was still trapped in her nightmare, and I had narrowly escaped death at Amber's hands.

supposed to be this

was willing to take the hit for me to

ones who deserved death were Amber and the Carlyn

me, spreading through every

do something. I couldn't just let others shield

began reviewing every detail from the

rigged with bombs. Aside from the chip, her family was also being used to control

step was to relocate the Sanders and

story of Carter's biological mother. Who was she and

did Yael refuse to call Amber "mom," yet Amber showed such

kind of entanglement did Carter's mother

where Whitney's chip was hidden and remove it safely before Taylor had

table, these thoughts raced through my mind. I

of this.

already arranged for a doctor to check your throat later,"

he returned

off

steadied significantly. The wild, forlorn look from the

my concern

"I'll make sure Zoey stays safe. Don't worry

If anything

vel.

is likely in Jaford, and they're more afraid of drawing unwanted attention than we

tidied the table, then gently patted my head. "Don't be afraid,

matter whose

my veins,

swneverne

them as

him, "You're not dirty. You're purer

some breakfast," he said, picking up

but I knew it was

or another, we would face off against the

I stepped outside for some fresh

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