Standing right in front of Ryan and James, Ethan was overwhelmed with joy and happiness. He had really feared that he might never see them again.He had been terrified that he might never see his family and loved ones in this life. But while he was hugging Ryan, he noticed that James was looking at him with a puzzled expression.“What? Why do you keep staring at me like something’s wrong?” Ethan demanded, his brow furrowing deeply as he tried to make sense of James’ intense gaze.James looked at him with a piercing curiosity. “I just realised you haven’t told us how you managed to escape death with those men, or why you haven’t come back all this time. Ethan… what really happened?”As James’ words sank in, Ethan felt a cold shiver run down his spine. The memory of that harrowing ordeal was something he had desperately tried to block out. The pain, fear, and uncertainty of those moments were haunting him, and he wished he could forget them entirely. But now, faced with James’ unwaveri

“Anything I want?” the leader said, his voice dripping with sinister amusement. He tilted his head to the side, his gaze narrowing as he scrutinised Ethan. “Why should I believe you? Would you really give me anything I ask for?”Ethan struggled to keep his voice steady, despite the pain and the tight grip of the men holding him down. “Just as I said, anything you want from me, you’ll get it!” He glanced over at Ryan and James, who were also restrained, their faces etched with fear and helplessness. His earlier command for them to stay in the car seemed foolish now. Their capture had only complicated matters, turning what he hoped would be a solo confrontation into a tangled mess.The leader’s expression shifted to a cold, calculating smirk. “Fine. If you’re so eager to please…” he said, rising to his full height. He extended his arm to the side with an air of nonchalance. One of his henchmen, a hulking figure with a cold, indifferent face, stepped forward and placed a sleek, menac

Taking the phone away from the man forcefully, Ethan responded to the call and held it up to his ear, his breaths heavy as he awaited in stillness.When the call had gone on for a few minutes without any words from the other side, the man calling knew that Ethan wasn't dead yet.“I see you weren't killed again. You escaped death!” His fist clenched as he spoke. He tried his best to act calm, but inside, he was furious knowing that Ethan was still alive.It seemed as though Ethan was now a god, and no man could kill him no matter how they tried.“You sound so disappointed…” Ethan teased, trying to provoke him further.Ethan had thought it was Gideon who had sent the men, and he was certain he could tell if it was Gideon just by hearing him speak. However, it was clear that it wasn't Gideon, making it difficult for him to understand what was happening.He needed him to speak more so he could identify him.“Disappointed? The only regret I have right now is not killing you when I had the

“Please! Please, Ethan, stop this madness. Please!” Nathan begged over and over again with the last strength he could muster, but Ethan refused to listen, his gun still pointed at him.“You woke this beast up, Nathan… you all woke the inner monster, and you have to pay for it. Say hello to the devil when you meet him.” Ethan pulled the trigger and shot Nathan right in the head, silencing him without a second thought.Nathan's blood gushed from his forehead while Ethan stood before him. One of them was dead now; he wasn't sure how many were left, but he was going to kill them all this time.He fell to the ground on both knees, the hard impact of his knees meeting the floor echoing nothing but intense pain in his ears.Ethan's hand instinctively reached for his heart as he knelt before Nathan. “That's enough, that's enough!” he yelled, but his words did little to stop his tears.He burst into tears, the death of Isabella still hurting him deeply. He tried to control his tears, the pain,

“I didn't do it! Why would I kill your brother when all I wanted was to save him?” Ethan struggled as he spoke. He was trying to talk sense into her, but it was too late now.He couldn't make her stop. She already had her gun pointed at him and wasn't willing to pull it away anytime soon. Her plan was to end his life, and she was going to do that without looking back.“Come on, you have to trust me.” Ethan panted, his words coming out in ragged gasps.“The only person I can trust right now is my brother, and definitely, you are not him… but you are his murderer! Just say hello to him and help me inform him that I have taken my revenge!” she said, instantly curling the gun, a sneer curling up on her lips as she glared at Ethan.The sound of the readied gun echoed in the darkness; it was about to be pulled when, just then, someone else rushed into the scene, just as Ethan had silently been praying for.“Ma'am!” A voice boomed with urgency and anxiety as he ran closer to her with his pho