Chapter 682
Scarlet’s expression was conflicted as she posed a impotenical question. “Moss, have you thought about this? If it had been you under contre jest now and you were the one who stabbed Imegen or caused her death in some other way then you’lle the killer,”
If Felicia had been the one to deliver the fatal bow–whether directly or indirectly–the result would have been the same. She would bear the guilt, and her relationship with Stephan would have been irreparably damaged
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Felicia remained silent, but she understood this all too well. This was exactly why she had protected Maurice. She had no personal connection to him, he did she care whether he livedor died. But this time, Maurice ended up in this state because of her, and she couldn’t simply turn her back on that.
The burden of wing someone a favor was always heavy.
What made it worse was that Maurice’s condition was worsening. The carefree smile ally wore was gone, replaced by a look of excruciating pain
He clutched his chest with one hand, the other forming a tight fist. His grip was so strong that his nails dug into his palm, drawing blood that seeped through his fingers and dripped onto the ground it was a disturbing sight.
“What’s happening to him?” Scarlet asked, alarmed
Felicia placed her fingers on Maurice’s wrist, her expression shifting with concern. This is bad The Heart Eater is acting up.”
The Heart Eater only migrered this kind of backlash under one specific condition when the venomous creature itself felt threatened or was close to death. In such cases, the other connected venomous matte would lash our viciously against those
In other words, if Maurice hadn’t used the twin venomous creature to bear this burden for her, the person lying on the ground in exciting pain would have been Felicia.
At that moment, the sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the clearing
Scarlet instinctively tensed and raised her guard, her eyes lived warily on the approaching figures.
The newcomers weren’t strangers–they were Maurice’s men. Felicia recognized them from before and gestured for Scarlet to stand down
The three bodyguards had arrived late. They had originally been following Maurice but lost him due to his incredible speed. After considerable effort, they finally found the correct path, only to realize they were too late.
“M–Mr.Glow What’s happening to him?”
One of the men attempted to help Maurice to his feet, but Maurice was in so much pain that his body reacted an instinct. Without recognizing anyone, he threw a heavy punch at the man, who staggered back but didn’t retreat
The man, though hat, tried to call our to Maurice, hoping to bring him back to his senses.
But in his puppet–like state, Maurice could not recognize any of them. He was blind to friend or toe. The unbearable pain seemed to devout him from the inside, radiating from his heart to every nerve in his body. His bloodshot eyes and ashen face betrayed the torment coursing through him.
Felicia stepped forward to intervene. “Don’t touch him! Step back!”
She knew the only way to stop Maurice’s torment was to knock his unconscious. But until then, any further agitation could push him into a full–blown frenzy, where he would indiscriminately attack anyone on even harm himself,
Feria’s words carried some weight, and the two bodyguards backed off. Yet their eyes were ringed with desperation. One of them, unable to holdback, spoke with a trembling voice.
“Ms. Fuller, Mr. Glovers took this on willingly. He agreed to have the rein venomous creature planted in him because he didn’t want you to suffer. He said that whatever happens, let it happen to him instead. He didn’t want you to know, and he never planned to tell you.”
The man’s voice cracked as he added, “Ms. Fuller Will My Glovers survive this?”
Felicia gave a simple reply without even looking up, “He will”
After a pause, she added firmly, “With me here, he’ll survive **
