Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

Chapter 1848

Jerome gave a faint smile. "Of course, I went. I may be rough around the edges, but loyalty always comes first. Unfortunately, by the time I reached Chetvine, it was already too late. I never got to see him. The only thing I could do was protect his family and help hold off the enemies who were hunting them."

He sighed deeply. "In the end, I couldn't do much. I heard that the whole incident turned into a bloodbath. Many people died, and all of Chetvine was shaken. Even his only son didn't survive it.

"I searched the battlefield on the outskirts like a madman, over and over. If I'd managed to bring his child back that day, he would've been about Eric's age now."

As he spoke, pain flickered in Jerome's eyes.

He gave a self-deprecating laugh and shook his head slightly. "Forgive me, Dr. Lloyd. I've said too much. It's been a long time since I talked to anyone about that part of the past. I'm not even sure why, but something about seeing you reminded me of my friend, and the words just spilled out."

Andrew smiled. "No harm done. Just think of it as a friendly chat."

Jerome fell silent after that, and Andrew turned his full attention back to drawing out the poison. Still, his mind was anything but calm.

Ten years ago, he and Reginald had fled from Chetvine together.

Reginald had turned back at the last moment to cover Andrew's escape,

three of the major families and

spoken of it. Just like that, both

once reestablished contact, not directly, at

However, both

reason was simple:

Andrew felt

to Chetvine for vengeance. It had prevented him from revealing his true identity as the Dragon Prince of

beginning. It was simply not enough. He needed to break the final seal and become stronger than he had ever been. Only then could he bring down the monstrous force

there, yet you still went. Your

and said it from the heart. He

seeing Jerome as one of his own. Nonetheless, he chose not to reveal

would only bring catastrophic

exhaled gently. After channeling his energy,

really

toxin's vitality has been suppressed. This gives me some breathing room and time to seek out a permanent