"Why can't we just start over? Why!" Joseph's eyes were bloodshot with frustration. He was desperate to understand why things had turned out this way.

"Because you've used up all your chances." Gordon's voice cut through the air, reaching Joseph's ears.

James turned around, spotting Sophie pushing Gordon into the room. The moment Joseph saw Gordon, he snapped, "It was you! You've been the one sabotaging me all these years! You Aldridges are all a curse!" Sophie couldn't help but glance at Gordon, puzzled. Had Gordon really been battling Joseph all this time?

Gordon spoke calmly, "These four gems indeed have miraculous powers, but... all four chances are gone. Thinking you could find this place and hit the reset button was just ridiculous."

"Why? What do you mean all four chances are used up?" Sophie was visibly puzzled.

Four chances? One for her, two for Joseph, and then... who got the last one? She looked at Gordon, a strange suspicion creeping in.

The final chance... was it Gordon?

lies! You don't want to reset things, so you

time, you used the Burke family's sapphire ring to be

shocked. "The Tredgold family? How does that make

car accident and stole Mrs. Costello's ring. You teamed up with the Minton family to ruin the Russells, leading to Sophie's parents' deaths. Even though the Russells'

sure you'd track it

was going to plan until I unexpectedly died, and Harold took over the Aldridge family. He was a tough nut to crack. Plus, with Sophie's death, James took his own life, throwing your plans off course. In that past life, no one could uncover the Devonport treasure's secrets, forcing you to use Mrs. Costello's sapphire ring

well the truth. The last two chances were connected to

about me? Why did I get a second chance? I've never even seen a blue

simply stated, "Joseph, all your scheming was nothing more than a pipe dream, totally

Joseph shouted. "There must be something hidden! There

Joseph frantically searched the

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