Chapter 2

When I died, my eyes were gouged out.

The excruciating pain, combined with the suffocating darkness, drove me to absolute despair.

"Hurts, doesn't it, Jennifer?"

A familiar voice echoed. I instinctively reached out to grab him.

But my fingers only clawed through the cold air, finding nothing but emptiness.

"Julian?"

"Why... why would you do this?"

Julian, my sweet brother.

Ever since he went missing as a child, he had been a painful thorn in our family's heart.

I spent five long years searching for him, finally tracking him down to an orphanage.

After bringing him home, I took care of his every need and taught him how to run the business step-by-step.

Everyone knew that if Julian wanted money, I gave it to him. If he wanted power, I handed it over.

But I never imagined he didn't just want everything Franklin Enterprises owned. He wanted my life.

The suffocation made it hard to breathe.

"Why..."

A cold laugh drifted into my ears, and the grip on my throat didn't loosen even a fraction.

"It's payback time."

Julian’s voice was so cold, it was like he was talking to a corpse.

"Aria was my only real family."

Aria?

For a second, I couldn't even place the name.

Wait... was she that blind girl from the orphanage?

So, Julian bided his time for three years just for her?

A hoarse laugh escaped my throat, followed by the metallic taste of blood.

"Haha... Julian, you really are..."

An idiot!

The next second, I felt my neck snap. Blood sprayed everywhere.