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<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">His subordinate, holding back tears, lowered his gaze. “Sir… he’s gone.”</font></font>
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<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Keh’s hope instantly vanished. His legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees, not even noticing the fresh blood seeping through his bandages as he crawled toward his father.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Dad-” Keh’s voice shook as he reached out, pping his father’s face. The coldness beneath his hand told him everything he needed to know. It was toote. There was nothing he could do.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">‘How could this happen? How could this happen?‘ he kept asking himself.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He had left so suddenly, without even saying goodbye. It had only been three days, and now he was walking into this nightmare.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">His eyes burned with unshed tears as he choked on his grief. All the pain had drained out of him, leaving him speechless.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Odin immediately went to check the surveince cameras, but although the cameras were intact, the signal had beenpletely cut off during the critical time. No one knew what had actually happened.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Sir-” His subordinates exchanged uncertain looks, unsure of how tofort him.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">But Keh wasn’t listening. He kept pping himself, his voice low and broken. “It’s my fault, it’s my fault! I didn’t protect them.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">If only he had known before leaving Lovell City, maybe he could’ve arranged things better. Maybe this wouldn’t have happened.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He hadn’t done enough. This was his way of punishing himself, though it felt like nothing at all.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Meanwhile, Tiffany arrived at the Harper family manor and got out of the car. The faint smell of blood hung in the air, making her heart tighten with unease.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She slowed her pace, her vision still blurry but clearer than before.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">As Tiffany got closer, she could see Keh kneeling on the ground, pping his father’s face over and over. His subordinates were standing nearby, clearly distressed, but no one dared to stop him.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany walked over and checked Ryan’s pulse–it was already gone. The body was stiff, meaning he had been dead for at least two hours.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She pulled her hand back and said softly, “Keh….”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">He looked up at her, his face full of grief, and pulled her into an embrace, almost like a child trying to find some kind offort. For once, Tiffany didn’t push him away.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The sun had fully risen, and the rain that had been building all night started pouring down. It washed away the blood on the ground, and the sound of the rain hitting the earth filled the air,</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany let him hold her as the rain fell, ignoring the pain in her wound as the wetness soaked through. Half an hour passed before he finally released her.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">His eyes were bloodshot, and his handsome face, usually soposed, now looked raw and broken.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany sighed, closing her eyes. “We need to get you to the hospital.”</font></font>