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.

you …

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

sight of

when Isabelle

few bites; if he had consumed more, the poisoning

not in the mood to

hold him as a bargaining chip. Thus, she had been careful not to alert him

to be Storm Shadow’s brother. For Dark Shadow, keeping a hostage

vile tactic was driving people to madness.

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operatives had killed their own loved ones during

the operatives would use every trick and method to kill their own family. Some

the midst of their laughter and joy, they

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

plotted revenge against Dark

as if nothing had happened. These were

preferred killing machines.

He clutched his stomach, staring

and

didn’t chase after him.

staring at the

for

save herself, others wouldn’t give her a chance.

dead. Deborah died at the hands of her own son. Watching the

door. Isabelle stood in

at its lowest.

and ran upstairs, grabbing her needle kit before rushing

“Joshua!”

direction Joshua

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