Resurrecting the Genius Within

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 …

his mistake. In an attempt to keep everything looking natural, he handed Isabelle a

lost sight of the poisoned utensils.

Isabelle switched

he had

the mood to mock

they might hold him as a bargaining chip. Thus, she had

this impostor to be Storm Shadow’s brother. For

most vile tactic was driving people to madness.

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operatives had killed their own loved ones during missions.

trick and method to kill their own family. Some even spent a year or more with their relatives before mercilessly

laughter and joy, they

They left Dark Shadow, only

against Dark Shadow, with predictable

as if nothing had happened. These were Dark Shadow’s trained psychopaths.

organisation preferred killing

kept flowing from Joshua’s mouth. He clutched his stomach,

and fled the

chase after him.

still, staring at the open door, her

telling Deborah that she had paid for her treatment. Perhaps things would have

herself, others wouldn’t give her a

the hands of her own son. Watching the tragedy unfold, Isabelle’s

the open door. Isabelle stood in the empty hall, her

at its lowest.

ran upstairs, grabbing her needle

“Joshua!”

the direction Joshua had fled.