Sophia dragged her injured leg and rushed in front of me, grabbing my collar tightly.

"Connor, who are you putting on this death act for? Think this will make me softhearted?"

At the same time, the system notification sounded.

【Host, detected that Sophia Sullivan's affection for you is rising. Continue the mission?】

I looked at Sophia in amazement, seeing her instructing her assistant to cancel the wedding.

Noticing my gaze, she looked up at me. I calmly looked away.

"No."

I just wanted to go home now.

After the driver took me home, I discovered several scrapes on my body, with mud and blood mixed together, looking particularly dirty.

As I was getting antiseptic to clean the wounds, my door was suddenly kicked open.

Scarlett rushed in front of me angrily and kicked me in the stomach.

"Where did you take Sebastian? If something happens to him, I'll make your life hell!"

Sophia and Christine also rushed in, looking at me with hostility.

"No wonder you kept putting on death acts for us. You must be trying to cover up your crime. I'm telling you, if anything happens to Sebastian, I want your life!"

But how would I know where he was hiding now?

However, their words did give me an idea.

Since they all cared so much about Sebastian, maybe they really would lose their minds if he disappeared.

Then, they'd kill me!

Seeing my silence, hatred flashed in Sophia's eyes.

"Looks like we need to give you some pain before you'll talk."

She grabbed a bottle of rubbing alcohol and poured it directly on my wounds.

Sharp, stinging pain swept over me as cold sweat broke out.

But they weren't planning to stop. They had bodyguards hold down my body.

Scarlett held fire tongs while Sophia continued pouring alcohol on my wounds.

I completely panicked.

I did want to die, but I didn't want to be tortured to death!

I struggled desperately when suddenly a wooden stick hit the back of my head hard.

Blood flowed down my forehead as I trembled, not even having strength to scream.

"Just kill me..."

Seeing my continued stubbornness, Sophia picked up a fruit knife and walked in front of me.

The gleaming blade was only one centimeter from my left eyeball.

"Think this will make us softhearted? I'll ask you one last time, where is Sebastian!"

I looked up with a pale face, forcing out a triumphant smile with all my strength.

"Sebastian? I killed him and threw his body in the ocean to feed the sharks!"

"You all loved him, didn't you? All wanted to marry him, right? But your wishes will never come true."

"Come on, kill me to avenge him!"

Sophia's eyes went red with rage as she drove the knife into my heart.

I collapsed to the ground. Just as my consciousness was about to fade, I heard Sebastian's voice from the courtyard.

"Why is everyone here? Perfect, I bought some pastries. Ah! Why is there so much blood here?"