Chapter 2395

"Do you know how long I've waited for you? None of you is willing to save or help me, so do you have to stop me now that I'm finally having the chance to do it?" Each word tore from Gus' throat, hoarse and ragged with years of buried pain. It was no longer just a cry—it was the release of everything he had held in for so long. On the ground, Maureen stirred at the sound of his anguished voice. Her bloodied face was almost unrecognizable, but through the haze and pain, she caught sight of the knife in his hand. She couldn't lift herself, as her body was too broken. But even so, she reached out, trembling fingers stretching toward the blade. Gus had thought she was trying to stop him, but Zidane, watching from the shadows, saw through the broken remnants of her soul. For a flicker of a moment, her eyes were clear. She wasn't trying to stop him; she was trying to do it for him. Now that things had reached this point, Zidane had already made up his mind. "It doesn't matter whether I