Chapter 42 I'm Counting on You

Downtown, the city was bustling with throngs of people when a news report was broadcast on the huge LED screen in the central plaza, stopping countless people in their tracks. "A brutal attack has occurred in our city. The victim, Ms. Lila Hart, has been pronounced dead after resuscitation efforts failed. At the moment, the police have identified the suspect, and the case is being investigated…" Lila's ID photo flashed across the screen. Damian stood in the crowd, looking devastated as he stared at the screen. His clothes were all wrinkled, and he looked like a complete mess. The world around him fell completely silent, leaving nothing but the news echoing endlessly in his ears. Lila was truly dead. It was not an act nor a trick that she pulled. The person he had believed would chase after him forever, the one that he could never shake no matter how he hurt her, was gone from this world. His heart felt so empty that it left him with waves of sharp pain. … Meanwhile, Lila was