Chapter 431
Alex stood at the edge of it all, staring at the wreckage left behind-the blood, the chaos, Charles's and Josephine's bodies lying still.
His pulse hammered in his ears, but then something changed. The air around him shifted. The world slowed.
And then, everything rewound.
The noise faded.
He was back-five minutes ago.
Not time travel. Not a dream. Something deeper.
Ever since he'd reached that new level of connection with the universe, he could feel it-the current running through everything.
He could communicate with it. See the threads of what might happen before they unfolded.
It wasn't imagination. It was as real as breath, as sharp as pain.
The universe whispered, and he saw possibilities like scenes layered over one another—some leading to life, others to death.
Now he stood once again where it all began.
Charles walked toward him.
"Alex," he said quietly. "I know I've done you wrong. I've been thinking about things—about my parents, about the mess I made. I want to make it right. Can you forgive me?"
He extended his hand.
"Sure," Alex took a slow breath and reached out.
Their hands met.
Then-silver flashed.
The knife came out of nowhere, slamming into Alex's chest.
"Die!" Charles roared, his face twisting with madness. "I'll inherit the Guise fortune! The Paris estate-it's all mine!"
The blade hit, but didn't sink.
Alex didn't flinch.
He looked down at the trembling knife, then back up at Charles.
"Stop this," he said coldly. "You can't hurt me."
Charles's breath caught. The knife hadn't even scratched him.
"No-no, that's impossible!" he screamed and stabbed again, harder, faster. Each
strike bounced off like metal on stone.
"Just stop," Alex said, his voice low, calm, unshakable.
But then Charles's eyes flicked past him-toward the approaching figure. Josephine.
In a heartbeat, he turned the blade on himself. The steel plunged into his own stomach. He gasped, then screamed loud enough to split the air.
"Alex!" he shouted in agony. "You tried to kill me!"
The cry drew every head in the courtyard. People turned, frozen in shock.
Josephine ran toward them. "Charles! What happened?!"
He collapsed into her arms, blood spreading across his shirt. He clutched the knife and pointed a shaking hand at Alex. "He stabbed me! He wanted me dead!"
Josephine's face twisted from horror to fury. She turned to Alex, eyes burning.
she cried. "How could you do
didn't stab him," Alex
eyes burned
dare lie to my face, Alex!" she shouted,
If something happens to Charles, I swear I'll hate you for the rest of
doctor, fix
ran toward the room,
The man groaned, clutching his stomach, his face twisted in
disappeared from sight, his expression changed. The pain vanished—replaced by a cold,
next twenty- four hours,"
tightened.
myself, didn't I?" Charles snarled. "You think I
wild hatred. "I will poison the drinking water. Everyone in this place will be dead by tomorrow.
froze, staring at him. Then fury took over. He grabbed
"Do
scared to die? I've got nothing
thing that matters now is making you die. If you want to save them, you'll
face flushed red. "You think I
Because you're soft. Because you care too damn much.
could've killed me a hundred
I'm gone. I matter to them. You're the coward. I'm holding your
didn't move. His hands trembled-not from fear,
Charles's
End it right there.
he stayed frozen-between fury and restraint-as Charles smiled up
who knew
What the hell are you doing?" Josephine
"Josephine please!" Charles
ет
He's going to kill me! Please, Josephine, help me!
s
Alex hard in the chest. Her
to me, Alex-if anything happens to Charles, I'll die with him! I'll
into
Alex's chest like a
He shut his eyes.
he opened
world shifted.
walking toward him once
head throbbed. Blood
one day. His mind felt like it was
the
now: this
future came with a price-his
time he
not do it
had to choose carefully. No hesitation. No
before, that same
face.
said softly. “I
few days. My parents... they made mistakes too.
He extended his hand.
it, his breath steady but cold. He
he reached out, eyes locked
evenly. "Let's end
Charles's grin twitched.
other hand
knife slammed into
twisting into madness. "I'll inherit
the Paris estate! It's all mine
same madness, the same betrayal-but
time.
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