Chapter 968: Alliance formed

"The person who killed me is one of your brothers. That's what I'm saying. Do you want to know which one, Penny?"

Another wave of silence descended upon the ward as Penny and Finn stared at each other. Unlike his previous calm demeanor, Finn's eyes were bitter, and she couldn't ignore them.

She knew it was real because she felt the same. If Penny were about to talk about the person who had enforced her execution and dragged her into that mess, she would also carry such bitterness and anger into her eyes.

But... was she ready to know who it was?

Which one of her brothers could do such a thing? Hugo? At this point, Hugo was the number one suspect, given his experience. No matter how much Penny twisted the facts, Hugo was a soldier. On the battlefield, it was life and death. If not Hugo, then someone else would spill their own blood.

For a brief moment, Penny lowered her eyes as she remembered her second brother's gentleness. From the time he would share his favorite pudding with her, to standing up for her and taking the blame for eating Slater's chocolates, those times when Hugo would train with Tiana on his shoulders, and his carefree laughter while bragging about her in front of the school basketball team.

Penny could remember all of those moments with her second brother. But at the same time, she remembered just how scary Hugo was in their first life. She remembered that time he beat her in their sparring match with just a few blows, and how he coldly turned his back on her.

Even so, Hugo died before anyone else.

quiet voice finally pierced through the thick silence. "It's not even to protect

makes you think I'd trust

her eyes, as if one

corrected. "But now, it seems you no longer have the reservations to do that. Finn Davis, if keeping the truth from me isn't

as her calm voice echoed in the room. "You are my last

to cling to me? Which one is the truth, Finn Davis? I don't have much patience for your games, and honestly, people have been testing it. So,

as sharp as Penny's. "Before the accident... I made myself believe I could straddle two sides. So long as we shared a common enemy, that should be fine.

"What changed?"

his lap, his eyes softening. "She... wasn'tin my life back then. Or rather, she used to be in my life, but not exactly in the way she occupies so much

his head and met Penny's gaze. "Compared to what I had in the past and what I have now, I can

my vengeance, my goal, and even my killer - I'd forget all of them if it meant I could live in this

you truly care

he continued, his voice breaking, but his eyes remained determined. "There's nothing much to preserve or value

can't lose it and leave

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