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.
"How could you do this to
stab him," Alex
eyes burned
dare lie
happens to Charles, I swear I'll hate you
doctor, fix him now! I'm getting
the
knelt beside Charles. The man groaned, clutching his stomach, his face
from sight, his expression changed. The pain vanished—replaced
next twenty- four hours," he hissed, "I'll kill Josephine. And Ruth. And
tightened. "You
myself, didn't I?" Charles snarled. "You think
burned with wild hatred. "I will poison the drinking water. Everyone in this place will be dead by tomorrow. No mercy. Unless you do what
Then fury took over. He grabbed Charles by the throat, fingers
growled. "Do
laughed through his choking. "You think I'm scared to die? I've got nothing left
grin was deranged. "The only thing that matters now is making you die. If you want to save
flushed red.
"You won't. Because you're soft. Because you care too damn much. You'll hesitate, just
a
gone. I matter to them. You're the coward. I'm holding your weakness in my
from fear,
could crush Charles's windpipe in a
End it right there.
he stayed frozen-between fury and
who knew he'd
What the hell are you
"Josephine please!" Charles
ет
kill me! Please, Josephine, help me! Look-he's choking me! He's lost
s
Alex hard in the chest. Her eyes burned
I'll
curved into a smile-slow,
hit Alex's chest like a
He shut his eyes.
when he
shifted.
was walking toward him once
head throbbed. Blood trickled from his
one
the
understood now: this was the
future came with a price-his body,
time he did
not do it
choose carefully. No hesitation. No
closer, just as before, that same eerie calm
face.
Charles said
mistakes. I've been thinking these past few days. My parents...
He extended his hand.
it, his breath steady but cold. He
he reached out, eyes locked on
said evenly.
Charles's grin twitched.
his other hand came up-metal glinting in
slammed
Charles roared, his face twisting into madness.
estate! It's all mine
same
time.
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