Chapter 2440

"Brother...?" Asher recalled Hugh, who had perished in a plane crash. A sharp, excruciating ache surged through his heart.

"Even if he truly is my brother, he has allied himself with the devil and willingly committed evil deeds. Between him and me, there is nothing left to salvage!"

As his words fell, so did his hand, bringing the blade down with it.

"Ash! Don't!" Justin cried out.

In the next instant, Jace caught the blade with his bare hand, gripping it tightly as blood dripped to the ground.

Asher felt his heart twist in agony. He cherished his family above all else, and now, he found himself committing an unspeakable sin, having to raise his blade against his own kin.

"I'm not here to stop you," Jace said, his breathing labored. His piercing gaze locked onto Asher's reddened eyes. In a voice only the two of them could hear, he whispered, "But I must stop you. It's my mission." Asher stared at him, disbelief etched on his face. "Why..."

"Because I belong to the Boss. I have no choice but to fulfill my orders in this way."

Jace slowly turned his gaze toward Justin. "Go. Now."

...

them leave, Jace walked alone through the warehouse with heavy steps and a

kept asking himself. 'Was this the right

mean Grant would send him to the hospital as a test subject for experimental drugs,

he felt no

know if he truly was Hugh Thompson whom everyone had been searching for. Maybe he was merely someone who resembled him. He might have helped the Thompson family by coincidence, and it was all wishful thinking. Suddenly, Jace froze. A group of men dressed in

Grant, nor were

barked. At the command, the group surged toward

fight, Jace managed to take down several of them but sustained

highly trained, intent

Breaking into a run, Jace fled through the warehouse

spilled from the narrow alley onto a busy street, where pedestrians stared in

luxury car parked in front of a store. A woman seemed

rushed over yanked open the door, and threw himself into

"You-"

"Don't move or speak!"

the woman. He quickly covered her mouth and pressed her firmly

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