Chapter 1776 Ashton And Joseph

 

A chill ran down my spine, and I abruptly recalled Nathaniel messaging someone when I went into the car a few hours ago.

 

Now that I thought about it, I realized that he had planned for everything. Bringing me to the factory for a tour was a lie, and having Ashton intervene in the business was a lie too. He wanted to use this opportunity to make me see Ashton hurt for his choice.

So that was what he meant when he said that everyone had to pay the price for their choice.

His words were not only directed to the people on the island but also to me.

 

I was foolish enough to presume that Nathaniel would stick to the rules and protect the man I love; I was foolish to assume that Nathaniel would be too preoccupied with the game to care about Ashton. As it turned out, I had underestimated how cruel he could be.

He wanted to play the game, but he also wanted to kill Ashton.

What do I do now?

 

My hands shook. Before I could think of anything, I slapped Nathaniel.

Smack!

that very moment,

nearly made a mistake in his work. Despite recollecting himself, he could not

thought that their god—Nathaniel Hall—would be treated

to the side by the force of the slap, and he did not turn his head back as he

numbness of my palm traveled up my arm, I finally sobered up

only way of getting away with

gulped before shooting him

came back to his senses and turned to me. As he grimly stared at me, he

let my fear appear on my face at that moment, I would lose. Thus, I gritted my teeth and steeled myself for what I was going to say next. “The game is over. I’m not going to play this anymore. It’s a waste of my time to play a game with someone

alive right now?”

was so taken aback by his words that no words formed

not urge me for a quick reply. Instead, he abruptly reached out his hand to

For a second, I thought his breath was as cold as he was. “Since you’ve done that, you’ll have to endure the punishment.

that only made him tighten his grip on me. A pang of pain shot up into the top of my skull, and I was forced to relent and

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