“Yours?” Shane narrowed his eyes at Stanley’s deranged look and his lips curled into a sneer. “If she was truly yours, did you have to hypnotize her into thinking that you were me? Who gave you the right to claim that she’s yours?”

Stanley lowered his head after listening to him, his thoughts unbeknownst to anyone but himself.

However, after some time, the man lifted his head and wore a spine-chilling smile as he cackled, his shoulders bobbing up and down from the motion. “Yes, it’s all because of you. Your appearance has influenced Nat. If it weren’t for you, Nat would have been mine sooner or later. So, Shane Thompson, I just need you to disappear!”

Stanley reached into his pocket and fished out a small scalpel that shone with a cold glint.

Shane’s iris constricted at the sight of the scalpel and he instinctively pushed Natalie further away from himself.

“Shane Thompson, go to hell! When you’re good as dead, I will erase her memories, and Nat will not have a clue of who you are, and you won’t be able to influence her anymore!”

Stanley broke into a cackle right after and aimed for Shane’s heart.

“You’re crazy!” Shane’s face sank as he retracted a step back, just in time to dodge the scalpel.

Seeing that his first attempt had failed, Stanley adjusted his stance and aimed for Shane again.

would accidentally hurt Natalie. Hence, he dodged the man carefully. After putting some distance in between himself and the man, Shane

 

him back a few steps as he slumped to the ground, knees first. The man winced

scalpel in his hands fell to the ground with a clang, its sharp

 

left arm with

he threw

like it was cutting tofu, and

gushed out non-stop, oozing out of his fingers, and dripped onto the

as he rushed to Natalie’s side, checking if she had been

of relief after making sure that she was alright. He took out his phone and dialed Silas’s number, asking him to bring a doctor

brought a doctor over

Stanley who was at the foyer when he entered and was bewildered.

thin lips into a hard line and said exasperatedly, “What are you doing over there? Where’s

and walked over to Stanley and made his way to the living room with two

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