The Divorced Heiress’s Revenge

Chapter 2267

At that moment, a bitter, biting wind swept across Asher's face, as if slicing through the night.

"Matrix." The long-forgotten title echoed like a ghostly whisper from distant memories shrouded in blood and storms. Yet the mere sound of it sent shockwaves through Asher's chest, reverberating through every fiber of his being.

The voice had something familiar about it, but he could not place it.

"Who are you? A former subordinate from Overcast?" Asher turned his back to the others, his voice dropping to a menacing whisper.

"Ash..." Bella, noticing the sudden shift in his expression, felt her heart clench with worry.

"Oh, Matrix, so quick to forget," Elio's voice slithered through the phone, cold and venomous, each word a stab to Asher's already frayed nerves. "It seems no one else matters to you except Kairos, right?"

"You're... Elio?!" Asher's mind raced, sharp pain clawing at his chest. The darkness outside pressed in like jagged walls, closing in from all directions, suffocating him.

Kairos was Asher's hidden love, the scar that had never fully healed. He had buried that pain deep-too deep to touch, too raw to confront.

call and Arnold's absence stirred an overwhelming sense

sorry, Matrix. Did I interrupt your cozy

What are you planning to do?" Asher's hand clenched into a fist, veins bulging as his heart raced

dripped with venomous delight, each word filled with icy malice. "Kairos died because of you, and he will never rest in peace. I won't let someone as pure as Dr.

I know... I know how much you've hated me all these years.

To you, Dr. Larson is just a substitute. Don't you find it laughable to pretend like you're so deeply in love with him in front

truth, and his voice cracked as

his voice now seething with fury. "He's not a substitute? Then what was Kairos? You promised

body shook uncontrollably, the fury inside him rising like a caged beast desperate to break free. Years of pent-up guilt and rage boiled over, transforming him into something primal, something savage." If you say 'substitute' one more time to insult Arnold... I

and try." Elio's voice hissed with cold disdain. "Ever since Kairos's death, every

low and chilling. "Your precious Dr. Larson is in the villa where you once lived with Kairos. You

the words hang in the air for a moment before adding with an almost

The line went dead.

in a thin layer of white. But Asher did not even stop to grab a coat. Without a second thought, he bolted from the