Chapter 1108

Zorn's expression contorted as he saw that Gene could face death with such calmness, even treating Zorn as if he was still at his beck and call. He actually felt that he would be losing by killing Gene just like that! And seeing the solemness in Gene's eyes, he actually hesitated. "Ah, I remember how you swore to follow me for the rest of your life over a decade ago…" Gene suddenly sighed as he reminisced, smiling as if he was reliving that very moment. "We were the best of friends as children, and though we parted ways for a while, you came to me in desperation… a hunted man. Even so, I trusted you unconditionally. "Every word you said back then was so earnest that they're ingrained in my memory… I can remember them even now. You're the one friend I trusted in this life, and yet—" Chuckling bitterly, Gene finished, "Ah, how ironic fate can be." His recollection left Zorn taken aback, and guilt showed on his visage. It was true—Gene had helped him in his most depseprate hour, o