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?" she cried. "How could you do this to
didn't stab
burned red
you dare lie to my face, Alex!"
you've done! If something happens to Charles, I swear I'll hate you for the
"You're the doctor, fix him now! I'm
the room,
knelt beside Charles. The man groaned, clutching his
disappeared from sight, his expression changed. The pain vanished—replaced by a cold, cruel
next twenty- four hours,"
jaw tightened. "You
I?" Charles snarled. "You think
eyes burned with wild hatred. "I will poison the drinking water. Everyone in this place will be dead by
fury took over. He
growled. "Do
his choking. "You think I'm scared to
you die. If you want to save them, you'll do it my
tightened until Charles's face flushed red. "You think I won't
and laughed harder, shaking. "You won't. Because you're soft. Because you care too damn
killed me a hundred times,"
will break if I'm gone. I matter to them. You're the coward. I'm holding your
fear,
Charles's
End it right there.
and restraint-as
who knew
What the hell are you doing?" Josephine
"Josephine please!" Charles
ет
voice breaking with fake panic. He's going to kill me! Please, Josephine, help me! Look-he's choking me! He's lost his
s
screamed, shoving Alex hard in the chest. Her eyes
me, Alex-if anything happens to Charles, I'll
into a
chest like
He shut his eyes.
he opened them
shifted. Time
toward
Blood trickled
far-twice in one day. His mind felt
but the vision was
now: this was
future came with a price-his body, his
time
not do
time, he had to choose carefully. No hesitation. No
walked closer, just as before, that same eerie
face.
Charles said softly.
parents... they made mistakes too. I want to make it
He extended his hand.
but cold. He already knew what was
out, eyes locked on
Alex said evenly.
Charles's grin twitched.
his other hand came up-metal
slammed into Alex's
roared, his face twisting into madness. "I'll
the Paris estate!
same madness, the
time.
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