Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 454: A Good News

Next, all that was left were Colin’s painful cries as Justin skillfully and with ease began to separate each of his ribs from the sternum. The agonizing screams gradually faded as the man teetered on the edge of death, his body barely clinging to life. In his mind, he must have been begging for death—with his entire chest opened, like a monster had torn it apart.

Justin stood up, silently admiring the gruesome art he had created with such precision. Each and every rib had been lifted, pulled out of the chest, tearing through the flesh—now resembling bony claws protruding from a hollow shell.

He looked at Serena. "Wonderful, isn’t it?"

Just like Justin, there was a dark glint in her eyes as she nodded lightly to his question. The tears she had been holding back finally rolled down her cheeks. She opened her mouth to cry aloud, but no voice came out—as if she were choked by the weight of all the emotions and pain she had kept buried for so long.

Aaron reached her, his own eyes moist. He knew well what his mother had suffered, and he didn’t mind what Justin had done to Colin. If anything, Colin deserved even worse—if something worse could be done.

Serena let her head rest against Aaron’s arm and continued to cry while holding his hand tightly.

"Send his body—just like this—to Hartz," Justin instructed the guards. The body was taken away.

While his mother and twin brother had tears in their eyes, Justin remained quiet. He knew Aaron was the right one to comfort their mother and even cry with her.

Justin knelt in front of her and said, "Are you feeling better now? You’ve killed that monster."

In response, she cried harder but nodded to his question. It seemed that getting her revenge had brought some clarity—some return of sanity—allowing her to understand and respond.

Both brothers stood by her side as their mother wept for a long time and finally fell dizzy and unconscious from the overwhelming release of all those years of suppressed emotions.

in his arms and carried her to the bedroom, while Justin

informed them, "She’s mentally and emotionally exhausted.

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the Hartz mansion, where Grace and her mother were

His wife, daughter, and several relatives—who had gathered after hearing of his mysterious disappearance—were all horrified by the grotesque state of his remains. No one could bring themselves to look at it for long. Whispers spread through the room as

trembling. She couldn’t speak. The trauma was written all over her face. She knew who had done this, she had witnessed it with her own eyes at the Riverdales’—but she didn’t

noticed the symbol stamped on the body bag in which Colin had been

the emblem. "How... how did

Everyone in the room now

loud and clear: Colin Hartz had crossed the

dared speak ill of them or even file police complaint for Colin’s murder. In the country like this, anyways lows

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Serena continued to sleep. There were no signs of her waking up, but the doctor assured them there was nothing to worry

Marina’s home, unable to leave while their mother remained unconscious. Natalie made sure to

the room after finishing some important matters—because killing the enemy

from Marina’s room after making sure the old woman was sleeping soundly. Marina had also been disturbed after recalling painful memories from the time of her

inviting him into her embrace. He didn’t hesitate. The next moment, he found himself wrapped in her warmth, finally feeling comfort in the arms of his

his face in the crook of her neck, breathing in

softly, knowing he rarely showed his

am, now that you hugged me," he replied,