Chapter 1972

Pain ricocheted through Wayne’s temples and chest, making every breath a challenge.

He didn’t want to hear the boy’s compromise, he turned and left, pushing the door behind him.

Natalie looked up, her voice ringing out like a chilling spell. “Wayne, being born here is both your fortune and your curse. If you want to survive, if you want those around you to survive, then you need to strike first! Show no mercy, kill if you must, only then can you secure your place at the top. Only then will you become an untouchable force.”

With a bang, the door slid shut.

Wayne felt as if he was drowning, his surroundings shifting back to his bedroom.

He collapsed onto the couch, his forehead slick with cold sweat, his breaths coming in ragged gasps.

“See? I told you so. A voice echoed again.e2

Hector, who had already been apprehended, sat on the table opposite Wayne. His long legs swinging back and forth, his face sporting a smile that was both familiar and foreign to Wayne.

“Rosalynn isn’t as forgiving as you think. You either tread carefully for the rest of your life, or risk being discarded at a moment’s notice, Hector shrugged. “But you, Wayne, are inherently malicious. You can’t refrain from doing evil, so I was certain I’d witness your downfall. And look, here it comes…”

glared at Hector, “Speak another word of nonsense, and

mouth, the smile on Hector’s face grew

right before Wayne’s eyes,

other gripped

up, intending to grab some medicine to swallow

his injured leg felt as heavy as

great difficulty, he managed to get hold of the pill bottle. His hand trembling, he poured out

and even Natalie, were all hallucinations brought on by his heightened stress, not real

took the medicine, they would all

you still not

down, a pair of polished shoes appeared in his line of

floor,

version of himself, locking

dressed in a crisp black

sleeves gave off a blinding

contempt, as if a god looking down

the obedient version Rosalynn likes would ensure a happy ever after?” He sneered, “But look at you now. What did you get after abandoning

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