Chapter 18**
“Once I’m done with you, I’ll naturally end myself.”
Julian said, “Chloe, Riley was killed by both of us. You and I, both of us deserve to go to hell.”
His voice was utterly cold, as if it came from the depths of hell.
Chloe retreated step by step, and he advanced step by step.
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“Once I’m done with you, I’ll naturally end myself.”
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Julian said, “Chloe, Riley was killed by both of us. You and I, both of us deserve to go to hell.”
His voice was utterly cold, as if it came from the depths of hell.
Chloe retreated step by step, and he advanced step by step.
Chloe burst into tears. “What exactly do you want?”
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“It’s simple,” Julian said. “You framed Riley. The suffering she endured, you will endure tenfold, a hundredfold. Don’t worry, I won’t let you di painlessly. Your sister died a very painful death, and so will you.”
“H–how did she die?”
“Eaten by wild wolves, alive, piece by piece, her flesh torn from her body, until the very end.”
Thud.
Chloe collapsed to her knees in despair.
Eaten alive by wolves…
How agonizing must that have been!
In a desolate wilderness, crying out in pain, with no one to hear.
That despair and terror, just thinking about it sent a chill crawling up her spine.
“No, I don’t want to, I don’t want to!”
She quickly scrambled towards the dcor, trying to escape.
But Julian was already blocking her path. “You enjoyed everything that belonged to Riley. Now, it’s time to pay the price.”
He directly pulled her up from the ground and dragged her to the villa’s yard.
Not far off, Max was stitching her father’s mouth shut. Her father screamed in agony, but he was pinned to the ground by men in black, completely unable to move.
Her mother had already fainted from fright and was dragged to the side.
Max finished his work, his hands covered in blood.
“Mr. Fuentes, how should we handle Miss Chloe?”
Julian said calmly and coldly, “Whatever treatment Riley received that night, she gets ten times over.”
“Yes, sir!”
“No! Julian, Julian, I beg you, I know I was wrong, I truly know I was wrong. I shouldn’t have bullied Sister, shouldn’t have been so vain, shouldn’t have taken everything that belonged to her. I… I can be Sister’s stand–in! Sister is dead, but my face looks exactly like hers!”
She suddenly seemed to grasp a lifeline, kneeling before Julian and clutching his pant leg, pleading, “You can treat me as Sister. We’re twins; I know her best. I can mimic her voice, her mannerisms. I can completely transform myself into Sister! As long as you want me to, I can play
Sister for the rest of my life…
Julian looked down at her. “A stand–in?”
“Yes! There’s no one in this world who looks more like Sister than I do! You love her so much, just treat me as her. I’m willing, I’m willing…”
“You’re not worthy. You’re far from Riley,” Julian sneered. “I almost forgot, you don’t deserve this face either.”
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He instructed Max, “Destroy her face. Until it’s completely unrecognizable.”
“Yes, Mr. Fuentes.”
“No, no-”
But whatever Chloe screamed now was futile.
She had already been pinned to the ground by the men in black, and the glowing orange–red branding iron was pressed fiercely against face…
The screams from the villa continued until dawn.
When Max came in, Julian was sitting on the sofa, repeatedly flipping through the diary Riley had written.
Max said softly, “Mr. Fuentes, the Miller family of three have all fainted.”
“Then throw cold water on them until they wake up, and continue.”
“Yes…” Max hesitated, then added, “Mr. Fuentes, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Are you really going to…”
Julian said, “I told you, Riley’s death was caused by both Chloe and me. Chloe deserves her punishment, and so do I.”
Max bit his lip, sighing softly. “But… I can’t bring myself to do it.”
“Then I’ll do it myself. You can go. Bring the branding iron.”
Max instructed the men in black to bring in the charcoal brazier and branding iron, placing them on the ground.
“Mr. Fuentes…”
“You may leave.”
Max said, “Then I’ll come back in half an hour to take you to the hospital.”
“No need.”
Just then, outside in the yard, Chloe’s ear–splitting scream echoed: “My sister isn’t dead! She’s not dead!”
Julian coldly closed his eyes. “Why can she still speak?”
Max immediately confessed, “Mr. Fuentes, it’s not that I didn’t follow your orders. It’s just… Miss Chloe has been shouting since last night that her sister isn’t dead. Because they’re twins, they have a telepathic connection. She says her sister must still be alive!”
