NovelOnlineUpon hearing Sophie's words, the smile on Kiran's face faded, replaced by a chilling coldness. "You think |
wouldn't dare to kill you?" he taunted, twisting the knife deeper into the wound on her shoulder. Sweat beaded
on Sophie's forehead, her face turning ghostly pale, yet she stood firm, refusing to yield.
stop. He had to keep fighting. They were all on the edge of disaster.
Seeing this, Harold, despite his own injuries, charged forward. Kiran frowned slightly, let go of the knife, and sent
a powerful kick into Harold's chest. It felt like being hit by a truck, leaving him breathless. But watching Sophie,
who was on the brink of collapse, he couldn't Sophie's blood trickled from her shoulder, streaming down her arm
and onto the gemstone she clutched. The gemstone responded, its once dim white light slowly glowing a fiery
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"It's working! It's working!" Joseph shouted, ignoring the chaos around him. With a wild laugh, he cut his hand
and let his blood drip onto the stone. The gemstone flared with red light, resonating with its three counterparts,
as if they were desperately calling to each other. "James! Do you see it? Your mother can cback! We can
start over! Our family can be together forever!" Joseph was almost delirious with excitement.
James, overwhelmed and confused, couldn't grasp the reality of what was happening. What was the real power
of these four gemstones?
Gordon, observing the scene with a furrowed brow, was lost in thought. What was the purpose of these stones?
Suddenly, a realization struck him. "James! Don't touch that gemstone!" he shouted.
But it was too late. Desperate to halt Joseph's madness, James reached for the gemstone while Joseph was
distracted. Instantly, he glanced at Sophie, noticing Kiran charging towards her.
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Sophie, too weak to defend herself, saw Gordon leap from his wheelchair and race toward her. Her vision blurred
from blood loss, she barely made out his figure.
"Hand over the gemstone!" Kiran demanded, his eyes icy. Just as Gordon scooped the unconscious Sophie into
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But they were both too late. The gemstone seemed to drain their energy, causing Gordon and Sophie to slump
drowsy, to the ground. slipped from Sophie's grasp, and Kiran funged to retrieve it. Harold, a second too late,
witnessed a blinding white flash as all four of them collapsed.
"Bro? Sophie!" Harold shook them desperately, but they lay still, as if in a deep slumber.
"Bro! Sophie! Wake up! Please, wake up!" he pleaded.
A distant voice echoed, growing nearer, as if descending from the heavens into Sophie's ear. She felt like she
was floating on a cloud, lost in a long, vivid dream. The summer cicadas buzzed loudly, tree shadows danced,
and a refreshing coolness filled the air.
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