He knew she was hiding pills to commit suicide, but he pretended not to notice and watched her grow weaker every day.

And then he waited for her to kill herself in agony.

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ed on his way there, arriving just in time to witness his mother catch her last breath.

He was the one who showed Deborah the self–inflicted wounds.

The real Joshua would have hidden his injuries.

But he showed them to Deborah, pushing her to the brink. His calculated actions and feigned exhaustion only added to the pressure on Deborah.

In the end, it led her to take her own life for his sake.

He drove Deborah to her death, all to gain Isabelle’s sympathy more quickly and completely.

He indirectly caused the death of that unfortunate woman.

A woman whose life was filled with suffering was killed by the son she had waited for over a decade to

reunite with.

His face turned icy cold and pallid in the dimly lit living room. The impostor glared at Isabelle and said, “I don’t believe you.”

Suddenly, a sharp pain twisted in his stomach, shattering his cold façade.

Black blood started to trickle from the corner of his mouth. The fake Joshua clutched his abdomen, looking at Isabelle in disbelief.

He then remembered Isabelle had eaten so much and should have shown symptoms of the poison by now, yet she was fine.

did you

mistake. In an attempt to keep everything looking

sight of the poisoned

Isabelle switched them.

consumed a few bites; if he had consumed more, the poisoning would have occurred

was not in the mood

hold him as a bargaining chip. Thus, she had been careful not to alert him until she figured out who he really

Storm Shadow’s brother. For Dark Shadow,

tactic was driving people to

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Finished

Joshua, many of Dark Shadow’s operatives had killed their

would use every trick and method to kill their own family. Some even spent a year or more with

and joy, they killed

couldn’t accept the truth. They left Dark Shadow, only to be hunted

Dark Shadow, with

remained unaffected, continuing as if nothing had happened. These were

organisation preferred killing machines.

mouth. He clutched his stomach, staring at

and fled the

didn’t chase after

staring at the open

not telling Deborah that she had paid for her treatment. Perhaps things would

save herself, others wouldn’t give her

Deborah died at the hands of her own son. Watching the tragedy unfold, Isabelle’s brow furrowed.

wind blew in through the open door. Isabelle stood in the

at

needle kit before rushing out

“Joshua!”

ran in the direction Joshua had

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