The Pinnacle Of Life

Alex explained. “You need not fear me so much. I won‘t do much to you… For now. I just want to make one thing clear! Forty five years ago, was it you who forced poisoned wine upon Yvonne Wilmer and Brittany Rockefeller?”

His voice was sharp, clearly demanding an answer. After he was done, Ruby’s legs started to shake uncontrollably, as if an entire mountain weighed on her shoulders. She could barely stand anymore.

Lexia was planning to call in reinforcements from the Divine Constabulary and even more from Alaska to back Alex into a corner. However, at Alex’s question, her thoughts were put to a halt.

‘What is this situation?’

She stared at Alex, the wheels turning in her head. What had happened back then… She remembered everything so vividly.

Yvonne and Brianna had gone missing on a very stormy night. A typhoon warning was even called. He heard that the Red Guard had found new evidence of Yvonne working with the underground, and they wanted to arrest her for questioning.

Geronimo threw a fit, running outside to take care of it, yet he never came back during the night.

That was the night that they went missing. Nonetheless, no one knew where either of them went. After Geronimo came back without wife nor daughter, he nearly tore the house apart in rage.

of, “Perhaps Yvonne didn‘t want to

Geronimo never stopped looking for them. Years. He spent years

come knocking to ask if Ruby had

and watched the scene

yelled. “You’re saying nonsense again! Why would I poison

“You’re lying!”

methods to make you give me

Rockefeller grabbed thin air and along with it. Under half a second, she held a golden feathered arrow

your son dies!” she said in simple

told you I didn’t do it. Even if you kill

and confess everything, not only would her son die, but everyone from her bloodline would suffer. So, even if

the room. Aunt Rockefeller had shoved the arrow right

drop by drop. Bennett was so terrified that shivers wracked his body, and all he could do was

spiritual energy, so even moving a finger would prove