Sir Ares, Goodnight

Josephine was dazed.

She was stunned while her mind was blank. She was too shocked to react for a very long while.

Zayne waved a hand in front of her, but Josephine did not seem to react to that either.

Zayne reached out to pinch hard at her earlobes. The pain from this pulled Josephine's consciousness back to the present.

She stared blankly at Zayne. "What about my brother?"

Jay Ares had always been the pillar of hope for the Ares family. In the face of such misfortune, it would make sense that he was the first person Josephine thought of.

Zayne replied, "He's back at Tourmaline Estate now that he has ensured Angeline and their three kids would be taken care of. He has resigned to sharing the Ares family's fate with Grand Old Master and everyone else."

Josephine's complexion paled. Jay must really be out of options to go so far as creating a path for Sis Angeline and the three children to escape.

"Then... when is this disaster due?" Josephine prayed and hoped that the day would come later.

Zayne was upset. "The Signal of Death D13 has already

on one of Tourmaline Estate's towers. 13 represents the deadline, and it's four days

Josephine's eyes widened....

scream echoed in the

struggle against the shackles around her hands. She began to shout, "Let me go, Zayne. I want to go

to console Josephine with all he could.

was no way Josephine could quiet down, not when her body seemed to be possessed by some prehistoric monstrous creature. She

Zayne. I've misunderstood him. Please, let me at least see him one last time.

or this

I die? At least I'll be dying with the Ares family. Please, Zayne, I'm begging you.

let you kill yourself

stop me from killing myself, Zayne? You were the one who took away my will to

stood at the edge of a building with the thought to jump and end all this suffering and pain? Why are you

dyed so by the bloodshot veins

Josephine. I am

you saying sorry now? You act as if you don't say it all the time. You've completely killed off every lingering thought I had for you now that you have a wonderful wife waiting for you at home. I don't want to live anymore. I want my parents and I want my brother. I want the people who actually love me." Josephine wailed, her sobs coming from the bottom of her

against him, afraid that Josephine would