Chapter 347 The Deaths of Charlotte and Patricia
Charlotte basked in their terror, her laughter growing morebecoming more deranged by the second.
"How does it feel, being toyed with?"
Martin: "...??"
and Charles looked at her with disbeliefCharles: "...??".
"You've had quite the hair-raising night, haven't you? Ha! Ha! Ha!"" Tears of mirth streamed down Charlotte's cheeks. After a spell, her laughter abruptly stopped, and she glared viciously at Martin through the screen.
"After what happened last time, did you really think I'd be unprepared? I wanted you to give you a taste what it's like to be played withof your own medicine. Whatever you did to me and Hunter, I'm This is paying it back for what you did to me and Hunter in spades."
Although Martin knew she had lost her mind, that she and wasn't wouldn't listening, but he still tried to explain:, "I told you, if you hadn't stolen the flash drive for him, and if he hadn't been so greedy, none of this would have happened."
Charlotte wasn't taking any of it in.
She covered her ears with her hands and shook her head violently.
"Lalalala! I can't hear this,you!" Charlotte said, covering her ears. " I've had enough won't listen toof your excuses!"."
Martin clenched his teeth and yelled., "Charlotte..."!"
With a slow and deliberate movementSlowly, Charlotte lowered her hands, her eyes a fierce, bloodshot red:. "Today, I want you all guys to witness watch helplessly her dyingas she dies right before your very eyes, just as helpless as you are. You deserve to feel as I did Just like whenas I watched Hunter get beaten, insulted,, and chased offstage on the that livestreamlive stream, able to do nothing and couldn't do a thing. I want you to feel what that was like."
She finished speaking and pulled out out a delicate pocket knife from her pocket, starting to and sawed at the rope dangling Patricia in midair.
The rope was made ofThe rope's several thinner strands, twisted together,.
Swiftly, one strand snapped.
Then two, then three one by one...
Randy and Charles spoke up at the same time.
"No, auntie, please don't hurt my mom!my!" Randy burst into terrified sobs.
"Charlotte, if you dare hurt my mom, I'll hunt you down to the ends of the earth. You might hide now, but you can't hide forever. I'll find you and make you pay."
Randy and Charles spoke up at the same time.
Randy burst into terrified sobs.
There were tears glistening in Charles's eyes too, but with stubborn resolve, he refused to let them fall, h held back his tears, his glare is gaze on Charlotte as sharp as an arrow. "Charlotte, if you dare hurt Mommy, I'll hunt you down to the ends of the earth! You can run, but you can't hide. I'll find you and make you pay."
A vein on Martin's forehead bulged fiercely:. "Charlotte, stop this! Sshe's your sister-in-law."
"What sSister-in-law? I've disowned my own brother, why would I recognize his wife? RidiculousI don't remember even having a brother!"."
She then turned to Charles, sneeringly:. "You want revenge? As if you'll have the chance!"."
The rope holdingOnly a strand of the rope Patricia was being cut little by little until only one thin strand remained.
Her Patricia's body swayed violently over the precipice,, on the verge ofas if at any moment, she would plummeting.
Martin's eyes widened with fury, and he nearly explodingexploded.
"Charlotte, I should have never shown you mercy. I should have finished you off back then!…"
"Mommy..."
Randy shook with tears, reachinged for the phone, desperate to save Patricia.
Charles 's small fists clenched his small fits tightly together, and gritted his teethhis jaw grinding in rage and helplessness, his body trembling violently.
"C-Charlotte…, Charlotte... I swear I'll kill you. I'll rip off your apart limbs one by one and feed your them pieces to the dogs..."
For a moment, hHis threat hung in the air. Then,
With swift resolve, Charlotte's knife sliced through the remaining last thread that had been taut—all that had been keeping them apart., and Patricia plummeted.
Patricia plummeted straight downThere were.
"No..." cried a voice.
"Mommy..." whispered another.
"Patricia..." someone else gasped.
Three men in the hospital room let out horrified shoutsscream, their eyes transfixeds within the hospital room as she descended into the abyssas Patricia descended into the abyss.
The air turned to ice.
Time seemed to stand still.
The father and sons were fFrozen in shock, their eyes bulged in disbelief, staring staring at the phone screen, unwilling to accept the veracity of what they had witnessed in disbelief.
They had just watched the person they cherished most die before their very eyes.
Gwas gone without a trace.
The shock hit them out of nowhere.
CapturingSeeing their stricken faces, Charlotte felt an unprecedented thrill:. "How does it feel to watch your beloved die right before your eyes?"
Regaining his senses, Charles's tears flowed uncontrollably, yet he suppressed any sound of weeping.
"Charlotte, I will kill you. I mustswear… —I will..."
He had never harbored such hatredhated for anysomeone beforeso much as he did right then.Charlotte was the first. He must avenge his mommy by any means necessary.
Charlotte was the first.
By any means necessary, he vowed to avenge his mother's death.
Randy couldn't bear the shock and. The world went black, and he fainted on his bed.
Martin remained unresponsive, staringed blankly at the cliff from which Patricia had fallen from. He felt . It was as if his soul had departed with herhis soul had abandoned , leaving behind nothing buthis body, leaving behind a mere an empty shell.
Charlotte shrugged indifferently: "Since Without Hunter doesn't mewanting me, was I supposed to just, did you think I'd justlet it go and move on live on, alone?" Charlotte said, shrugging. ""
Charles was speechless.
"By kKilling Patricia and tormenting all ofall of you is , that's enough for me..."
Charlotte She murmured these chilling words, castinged a desolate glance at Martin, then without a moment's hesitation, leapedjumped after off herthe cliff.
Charles stared blankly.
Martin stared blankly.
The video feed shook violently, followed by a thunderous crash. The call was abruptly cut off.
Even without sight, Martin and Charles knew without a doubt that she was dead.could tell—Charlotte was gone, her phone shattered alongside her at the bottom of the cliff.
Both men were stunned beyond words.
Suddenly, lLife suddenly seemed utterly meaningless.
Their dearest, gone.
Their worst enemy, also gone.
The beliefs that had sustained them evaporated into thin air.
The light in Charles's eyes faded. It hit him belatedly, tThe world around Charles spinning spun wildly, his body swaying, and then it before his eyes plungeded into darkness, and h; his body swayed and ultimately, he passed oute was falling.
"Charles..."!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Martin scooped him off the ground and , rushinged him onto a hospital bed before pressing the and frantically pressing the red emergency button frantically.
...
The sprawling house was steeped in somberness, devoid of any signs of life.
For three full whole days, Charles had barricaded himself in his room, refusing food and drink.
Randy and Fannie sat numbly by the coffee table, toying holding with their toys as they reminisced every precious moments with their mother, silent tears trailing down their cheeksmommy.
In the master bedroom, amidst a litter of empty bottles, Martin lay slumped over the couch, drunkenly muttering Patricia's name.
"Patricia... Patricia..."
Jade,W witnessing these scenes unfold, Jade felt her heart ache, and before she, too, broke down in tears.
Longing Her longing for Patricia washed over her like a tidal wave.
"Randy, Fannie..."
Her voice, hoarse, came out in a tentative whisper, hoarse and trembling with emotion.
Randy and Fannie seemed oblivious, lost in their silent own world.
Unable to hold back any longer, Jade's loud sobs broke the silence.
Just then, the front door 'dinged' opened, and Ryan and Carter walked in, their faces etched with concern.
Ryan's voice was rough, "Where's the boss?" Ryan said, his voice rough.
Jade nodded towards the master bedroom. "Ever since the accident, he's been cooped up in there, not even minding paying no mind to the kids."
For those three days, sheShe hadn't left their side, fearful all that time, fearing the father and sonswhat drastic thing they might do something drastic in their despair.
Exchanging a grave looks, Ryan and Carter made their way intoentered the master bedroom.
The room It was pitch-dark, reeking of alcohol. They could barely make out the large silhouette of a man sprawled awkwardly on the couch.
Chapter348
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