"Brother...?" Asher recalled Hugh, who had perished in a plane crash. A sharp, excruciating ache surged through his heart.

"Even if he truly is my brother, he has allied himself with the devil and willingly committed evil deeds. Between him and me, there is nothing left to salvage!"

As his words fell, so did his hand, bringing the blade down with it.

"Ash! Don't!" Justin cried out.

In the next instant, Jace caught the blade with his bare hand, gripping it tightly as blood dripped to the ground.

Asher felt his heart twist in agony. He cherished his family above all else, and now, he found himself committing an unspeakable sin, having to raise his blade against his own kin.

"I'm not here to stop you," Jace said, his breathing labored. His piercing gaze locked onto Asher's reddened eyes. In a voice only the two of them could hear, he whispered, "But I must stop you. It's my mission."

Asher stared at him, disbelief etched on his face. "Why..."

"Because I belong to the Boss. I have no choice but to fulfill my orders in this way."

turned his gaze toward Justin.

through the warehouse with heavy steps

'Was this the

him to the hospital as a test subject for experimental drugs,

felt

Thompson whom everyone had been searching for. Maybe he was merely someone who resembled him. He might have helped the Thompson family by coincidence, and it was

froze. A group of men dressed in black with their faces concealed stood

instantly realized these men were not sent by Grant, nor were they from the Thompson family. Rather,

him down!" one of them barked. At the

a desperate fight, Jace managed to take down several of them but sustained severe injuries in

were well-prepared and highly

into a run, Jace

narrow alley onto a busy street,

the bloodied man

Jace spotted a luxury car parked in front of a store. A woman seemed to

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