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
burned
lie to my face, Alex!" she shouted,
happens to Charles, I swear I'll
a panic. "You're the doctor, fix him now! I'm
the room, her hands
man groaned, clutching his
moment Josephine disappeared from sight, his expression changed. The pain vanished—replaced by a cold, cruel
to a whisper. "If you don't kill yourself in the next twenty- four hours," he hissed, "I'll kill Josephine. And Ruth. And every damn child in this
tightened.
Charles snarled. "You think
drinking water. Everyone in this place
staring at him. Then fury took over. He
growled. "Do you want
I'm scared to die? I've got
making you die. If you want to save them, you'll do it
grip tightened until Charles's face flushed red. "You think I won't
won't. Because you're soft. Because you care
could've killed me a hundred
break if I'm gone. I matter to them. You're the coward. I'm holding your weakness
fear, but
Charles's
End it right there.
frozen-between fury and restraint-as Charles smiled up
who
hell are you doing?" Josephine
"Josephine please!" Charles
ет
panic. He's going to kill me! Please, Josephine, help me! Look-he's
s
Alex hard in the chest. Her
anything happens to Charles, I'll
into a smile-slow, deliberate,
Alex's chest
He shut his eyes.
when he
world shifted. Time
toward him
throbbed. Blood trickled from his
pushed his gift too far-twice in one day.
but the vision
this was the
a price-his body,
time
could not
had to choose carefully. No hesitation.
walked closer, just as before, that same eerie calm painted across
face.
said softly. “I
lot of mistakes. I've been thinking these past few days. My parents... they made mistakes too. I want to make it right
He extended his hand.
at it, his breath steady but cold. He already
reached out, eyes locked on
Alex said evenly. "Let's end
Charles's grin twitched.
other hand came up-metal glinting in
slammed into
his face twisting into madness. "I'll
the Paris estate!
moment replayed-the same
time.
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