Upon hearing Sophie''s words, the smile on Kiran''s face faded, reced by a chilling coldness. "You think I 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 copse, 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 red.


    "It''s working! It''s working!" Joseph shouted, ignoring the chaos around him. With a wildugh, he cut his hand and let his blood drip onto the stone. The gemstone red with red light, resonating with its three counterparts, as if they were desperately calling to each other. "James! Do you see it? Your mother cane back! 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?This content provided by N(o)velDrama].[Org.


    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 toote. Desperate to halt Joseph''s madness, James reached for the gemstone while Joseph was distracted. Instantly, he nced 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 his arms, Kiran grabbed her hand, attempting to seize the gemstone.


    But they were both toote. 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 toote, witnessed a blinding white sh as all four of them copsed.


    "Bro? Sophie!" Harold shook them desperately, but theyy 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.