Chapter 12 Two Lives for the Price of One

“What do you want to do, then?”

She raised her chin arrogantly, trying to put up a brave front like she did at Luminance Club. “My father is dead! We are divorced! Edgar Royden, what else do you want from me?!”

“Gary was responsible for my parents’ death years ago. Now that he is dead, he has only made up for the loss of two lives with the price of one.” Edgar’s deep voice sounded like he was giving her the death penalty!

He tightened his grip on her chin, so strong that she could feel cracking in her jaws, but she would not say a word.

In this moment, hatred and resentment filled every corner of Edgar’s eyes, and Jean seemed to have understood something.

The loss of two lives for the price of one.

After all, she still owed him a life.

“In that case, shall I pay with my life to even out the debt?” She pursed her lips firmly and forced herself not to tear. Her expression was so heart-rending, even Edgar was starting to be moved.

Perhaps anger had overflown her brain, or it could be that Jean had lost all hopes in life after everything she had been through.

Behind Edgar, a van came zooming toward the pair. Everything happened so quickly that nobody saw the van coming.

body shook, and by the time he noticed the van, all he could hear was a loud thud

the tires. The driver quickly hopped off the vehicle only to

Help! Somebody, help!” The

shoved aside

then lifted her from the pool

never imagined the woman to

Hudges, to the hospital,

like she could

fingers as he repeated in his deep and hoarse voice, “Jean, wake up, do

was exhausted. Every time she shut her eyes, she would see her dad’s figure, standing in a beam of blinding light, waving at her, “Jeannie, I’ve missed you, come to

the end, Jean

leaving behind a patch of wrinkled, bloody spot. Edgar’s

the hospital, after eight hours of surgery, Jean slowly gained consciousness, and she felt

through the pain and tried to remove the catheter from the back of her

don’t make sudden movements, you were in a car accident and had a miscarriage. All you need right

as a ghost, could not believe what she had

little over a month into

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