Chapter 1016

The Jensens seemed horrified to hear Shannon's words. Alex stared at Zane in disbelief, while Hank shot to his feet and had a dark face. Adam, Hector, and the others looked equally grim. Zane had spoken five words earlier at the banquet. Since his lifespan had shortened due to his childling's fate, any additional loss caused by the incident would mean that Adam's family owed him deeply. "Shannon, is there anything we can do to help?" If there was a way to mitigate the damage, neither Adam nor the Jensen family would hesitate to act. Zane had spent much of his life in a sanatorium due to his illness and was often treated as an invisible figure within the family, but he was undeniably a Jensen. Even if Alex didn't favor him, he wouldn't want to see him die. "Having the childling's fate means that every year of his life is hard-fought. I'll start by nurturing his soul. Only when his soul is strong enough can we break the childling's fate." She added after a pause, "Plus, he needs t