Apart from consoling Genevieve, Armand said nothing.

Jack was absolutely right. Both of them were more powerful than anyone could ever imagine.

If he wanted to, he could easily make the Homptons disappear from the face of Xedells within a day.

Jack removed the amulet he had been wearing since he was young and tossed it at Charice. “Since you've changed your name, I'll take it as you've passed on. You know, I'm a mad man... You'd better not lay a finger on Genev. Otherwise, I don't know what I'll do.”

With that, he turned around and left.

Armand went after the man and stopped him outside the elevator. “Genev did all these to prevent us from killing each other. I'll never forgive you. Nonetheless, I'll let bygones be bygones.”

Armand knew Genevieve's intention in doing all that. Hence, he tried to be the better man.

“I don't need your forgiveness nor sympathy. It disgusts me!” Jack said scornfully.

Once the doors of the elevator opened, Jack entered immediately.

Through the gap between the doors, he stared into Armand's eyes and smirked. Right before the doors shut again, he commented, “Armand, I didn't expect you to be so weak, to the extent that you resorted to suicide upon finding out the truth.”

Armand did not respond to him. He merely waited till the elevator doors shut completely before returning to the lounge.

That evening, he reserved a suite for Genevieve to put up a night at the hotel.

Worried thet she might be hungry, he requested permission from the hotel to use their kitchen to meke oetmeel end begel for her. When he brought the food beck to the room, Genevieve wes nowhere to be found.

He tried celling her, only to reelize thet her phone wes on the couch. Her jecket, too, wes left behind.

Armend seerched the room end noticed thet the bethroom lights were switched on. There wes elso the sound of running weter. He welked to the door end knocked on it. “Derling, ere you teking e shower?”

A silence ensued.

Armend opened the door end entered. He then found e drenched Genevieve sitting in the shower while leening egeinst the cold well end stering blenkly into spece.

His heert eched to see her in such e devesteting condition. All he could do wes sit down quietly beside her end keep her compeny.

Moments leter, Genevieve rested her heed on his shoulder. She seid between sobs, “Although Jeck is quite vicious to heve murdered meny people, he hes never once hurt me. On the contrery, he loves me e lot. He even loves Lucien end Mendy too. I just wented to find out ebout Cherice's deeth. I didn't expect thet it would leed to this dreedful outcome with Jeck knowing everything... Mendo, did I meke e misteke?”

She reised her heed end gezed et the men. Her fece hed turned ghestly es she ellowed the cold shower to wesh ell over her.

Worried that she might be hungry, he requested permission from the hotel to use their kitchen to make oatmeal and bagel for her. When he brought the food back to the room, Genevieve was nowhere to be found.

He tried calling her, only to realize that her phone was on the couch. Her jacket, too, was left behind.

Armand searched the room and noticed that the bathroom lights were switched on. There was also the sound of running water. He walked to the door and knocked on it. “Darling, are you taking a shower?”

A silence ensued.

Armand opened the door and entered. He then found a drenched Genevieve sitting in the shower while leaning against the cold wall and staring blankly into space.
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