Chapter 1055:

Mabel suddenly laughed. “Ten years, and she still didn’t want to be with you. And you think you’re important to her, don’t you? You naive fool! She’s been playing you all along!”

Kaelyn yelled, “Hyde, end her life now! She’s the one who disfigured me! Do it, now!”

Hyde pressed his lips tightly together and ignored Kaelyn. Instead, he let go of Mabel and fell backward. He had exhausted his last ounce of strength saving Kaelyn. While Kaelyn’s life was spared, he would not survive.

Mabel knelt on the floor, frantically trying to stem the blood flowing from her stomach, determined not to die from excessive blood loss. Watching Mabel’s struggle, Hyde bitterly said, “You bitch! Even in your next life, you’ll still be despised by many.” In fury, Mabel drew a gun. This gun, provided by Theo, contained a single bullet meant for Kaelyn. Now, the target of Mabel’s deepest hatred was the man she had loved with her whole heart.

Without hesitation, she fired. Hyde’s face showed shock and disbelief as he was struck. He never thought Mabel would actually shoot him. After the shot, Mabel herself began to sway. Hyde’s stab had pierced a vital organ, and Mabel felt her life slipping away.

Just then, footsteps resounded in the hallway. Lifting her eyes, Mabel spotted Elyse. Elyse stood in a cream-colored coat, her hair cascading softly on her shoulders, her eyes filled with sympathy.

Mabel extended her hand feebly towards Elyse. “Elyse, please save me. I don’t want to die.”

Elyse looked at Mabel with a conflicted expression. Though she wanted to remain detached and uncaring, she couldn’t be completely indifferent.

Elyse said calmly, “I’ve called for an ambulance. If you can hang on, you might survive. If not, there’s nothing more I can do.”

As Mabel gazed into Elyse’s stoic face, she voiced the burden on her heart. “Why did you have my mom killed and my dad imprisoned? I was left alone without parents. Don’t you feel any remorse?”

Elyse answered, “Your parents were not innocent. I just tried to find out the truth about my own parents. And you, Mabel, when will you stop being so childish? Isn’t it time you grew up?”

Mabel replied, “How am I not acting like an adult? I’ll be 25 next spring.”

With that, she closed her eyes, exhausted. Elyse remained standing beside Mabel for some time. Eventually, she couldn’t resist checking if Mabel was still breathing.

Mabel was no longer breathing.

Elyse stayed next to Mabel’s body, her expression one of perplexity. She scrutinized Mabel, this family she had so despised. . . .