Chapter 11}
“In the end, the only person you love is yourself. Your lack of love is what single–handedly destroyed the life that Bastian and I once had!”
“I hate Billie, but I hate you even more. Why wasn’t it you who died in the first place?“}
With each word I spoke, I saw Shena’s fragile body tremble, her composure slipping away. Finally, she could no longer hold herself up and collapsed onto the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
As I watched her–this pitiful version of the proud, untouchable woman I once knew–I realized just how little she had changed. The once indomitable Shena was no better than this broken soul at my feet.}
She crawled toward me, her hands desperately tugging at my pant leg, still clinging to the hope that I might offer her mercy.}
“It’s me who deserves to die, Theo. Please, tell me, what do I need to do to make up for the harm I’ve caused you?“}
I kicked her away without hesitation, my voice cold and final.}
“Unless you can bring Bastian back to life, I will never forgive you–not in this lifetime.”}
At my words, despair settled over Shena. The courage to beg me faded from her eyes, as she realized the impossibility of what I had just demanded. There would be no redemption for her. No way to undo the damage she had caused.}
At that very moment, Hardy arrived. He cast me a silent glance before motioning for his bodyguards to drag Shena away.}
The crowd gathered around them spat with contempt, disillusioned by the woman they had once admired as the affectionate, powerful CEO of the Collins Group. To them, she was now a brutal killer–one who had sacrificed her own child for the sake of her personal desires.”
In an instant, public opinion turned against Collins Group. People began boycotting their products and the company’s stock plummeted in response.”
Under mounting pressure, Master Collins had no choice but to strip Shena of all her positions within the company. Her once secure place in the Collins Family was now taken by a loyal sidekick.”
It wasn’t long before news outlets carried a devastating report that Shena had taken her own life.”
In a desperate, final act, she had purchased a bottle of venomous snake poison at a great cost. At Bastian’s grave, she drank it without hesitation.
By the time Master Collins discovered what had happened, it was far too late.
(The End)
