Chapter 240

Evelyn didn't sleep well that night. She spent the whole night caught in a nightmare. In the dream, Nathaniel had his hands wrapped tightly around her throat, his curses wrapping around her like vines, suffocating and relentless. Then, everything shifted. Suddenly, she saw herself after death—nothing but skin and bones, eyes wide open, staring lifelessly at Nathaniel. And just then, someone busted through the door. It was Julian. Covered in dust and looking like he'd been through hell, he rushed in. The second he saw her lifeless body, he just collapsed onto the floor. Right in front of Nathaniel, Julian crawled over to Evelyn's corpse, voice breaking, repeating "I'm sorry" over and over as he held her cold, stiff body in his arms. Nathaniel looked down at him with that disgustingly smug face, spouting off more cruel words. Then this foreign guy stepped out from behind him, holding a gun, speaking to Julian—who knew what he was saying. Julian's eyes burned with fury, bloodshot and wild