Chapter 106: Born to be A Trade-off

Kai’s P.O.V Jonathan's entire body seemed to tremble from exhaustion as he almost fell to the floor, but his wife caught him on time, his gaze distant and haunted. For a moment, it seemed as if he was no longer in the room but pulled back to some place in the past, reliving memories that had never truly let him go. The silence was suffocating until Rosalie’s shrill voice sliced through it. “Why is everyone ignoring me?” she yelled, her voice quivering with anger. “Why are we talking about some ghost from the past when I was the one assaulted? Are you all just going to stand there spewing riddles and nonsense?” When nobody answered, Rosalie’s face flushed dark red as she realized she was being ignored, and she stomped her foot like a child denied a toy. “You’re all insane!” she screamed, tears brimming in her eyes. “This is supposed to be about me! I’m the one who’s hurt, and yet here you are, whispering about riddles and nonsense like it even matters! Why isn’t anyone listening to me?”