Chapter 1999



Asher continued, "After his identity was exposed, K abandoned him, and the Overcast besieged him. Traitors ultimately had one fate-death." "So... back when you were The Matrix, did you execute him?" Bella's voice trembled lightly, chills spreading through her body.

Asher closed his eyes weakly, shaking his head in pain. "When I succeeded as the leader, I swore an oath that I would never kill anyone. That was my bottom line. But at that time, everyone pressured me to personally execute him."

Bella felt suffocated, her heart racing.

"In order not to make things difficult for me, he took the gun from my hands and shot himself."

When Asher spoke of the incident again, his tone was calm and deep. If not for his bloodshot eyes, Bella might have thought he was recounting someone else's story.

How could anyone watch a loved one commit suicide before their eyes?

have picked up that gun without hesitation and followed

murmured hoarsely. He pressed his chest with his battered hands as if trying to

regret his death. But I

intensely, speaking each word carefully. "Did you choose to

gripped the photo tightly. He lowered his head and

him, not just to help me win him over, right? You wanted to see him, and you couldn't help but be close to him. Did you see him and think

a long silence, Asher slowly spoke, sounding like he

Bella's heart felt like it was burning,

through a familial lens. As your big brother, I am emotionally stable, principled, respectful of elders, and loving toward my younger siblings." Asher shook his head with a bitter smile. "But I am far from what you think. In fact, I am not even as good as

Bella anxiously grasped his arm, her fingers digging in as if trying to embed themselves in

rejection and estrangement! All this time, he has devoted himself to you, to

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