Chapter 2397

To open or not to open—that was Gus' decision to make. What would happen if he opened the door? Did Emma come for revenge? Gus stared hard at the wooden door in front of him, the steady, rhythmic knocking echoing through the room. Behind him, he could hear Jack, now awake, muffled by the rag in his mouth, growling and glaring viciously at Maureen. For a moment, something inside Gus gave way. He clenched his jaw, pushed himself up from the floor, and staggered on his broken leg as he limped slowly toward the door. Standing there in the darkness was Emma. Her skin was pale, and her body was mottled with bruises and shades of blue. He had never seen her corpse, but from the look of her now, he could imagine it had not been a peaceful death. As their eyes met, Gus suddenly understood what she had come for. Back then, when it was discovered that he had acted on Emma's encouragement, she had been punished for it—one of her legs was broken by Jack himself. Later, it was also Jack wh