Chapter 663
Clarify it, and from now on there will be no secrets, no deception, no betrayal between us, okay?” ©
The room fell quiet as Ariana sat, her expectation hanging in the air.
She had prepared herself for any response, her fingers tenderly brushed her abdomen.
Her decision was made.
In the silent corners of her mind, she murmured, “Theodore, when you find your words, I’ll let loose the secrets I’ve kept.
”
But the prolonged quietness, heavy and suffocating, hadn’t been on her list of anticipations.
Time stretched on, with Theodore’s silence pushing Ariana towards the edge of frustration.
At last, he found his voice, “Marley—she is my—”
His breaths came in short gasps, his lips trembling, unclear whether from the act of speaking or something else.
“she is—” Theodore tried again, yet his voice faltered halfway.
A deep breath attempted to steady him; it was to no avail.
“Marley—is—”
And again, his words hung incomplete.
After his numerous failed attempts to conclude his sentence, Ariana felt a strange sensation.
It was then she noticed the hand she held was deathly cold, trembling subtly, devoid of any warmth.
Asense of uneasiness swept over her.
Turning her gaze to Theodore, she found him ghostly white, his eyes devoid of any spark, his lips carrying a hint of a purplish hue.
“Theodore? Theodore!” Fear seized her at the sight of him like this, an apprehension creeping in that something wasn’t right.
She clutched his hand and softly tapped his cool cheek, her voice trembling with dread.
“Theodore, what’s going on? I won’t question any further, alright? Respond to me, Theodore!”
But he remained still, seemingly oblivious to her pleas, his voice mechanically repeating Marley’s name.
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Darkness seemed to consume Theodore.
There he stood, his mind a void, his nerves taut, seeming as though he might shatter at any given moment.
A shrill sound echoed in his ear, akin to tinnitus, or maybe the scream of a woman.
A figure emerged beside him.
Marley’s pale, lifeless face smiled creepily, lacking any signs of life and casting an eerie glow as if she had clawed her way out of the underworld.
“Tell her,” Marley whispered, her lips curved upward in a smile that stretched beyond imagination.
She danced around Theodore, her words sounding like a demonic incantation from the abyss.
“Let her know, let her know who I am.
”
“Reveal it!” Marley’s voice steadily grew in volume, her tone intense, punctuated by bouts of manic laughter.
“Tell her! Tell her! Theodore! Can you admit to the crimes you’ve committed? You’re nothing more than a despicable murderer!”