TimeNovelChapter 1460: He answered, straining to make out the frantic voice barely cutting through the roar of the storm.
Whatever he heard left him frozen-his eyes wide and unblinking, as if the world had stopped spinning.
Damon noticed first.
"Nikolas? What is it?" Carol shot him a worried look, but Nikolas just stood there, silent and frozen in disbelief.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDamon stepped closer, his concern growing.
"What's going on? Who was that? You look like you've seen a ghost.” It took Nikolas a long moment before he could drag his gaze up to meet Damon's eyes.
He swallowed hard, his voice brittle with shock.
"That was the hospital. Alexander's whole body has been shattered." Damon reeled, barely able to process it.
Nikolas's voice trembled as he pressed on.
"They toldAlexander is completely paralyzed. He'll never stand again. The only thing he can move now is his eyes. He'll be stuck in that hospital bed for the rest of his life." Damon, usually so composed, was briefly at a loss for words as the gravity of the news set in.
Nikolas added, "Alexander's bones are so shattered, the doctors only managed to put him back together in the rough shape of a man." Just then, Cedric's bedroom door swung open.
He stepped out, now dressed in pale, comfortable loungewear that softened his appearance.
The moment his gaze met Nikolas's, a cold shiver crept up Nikolas's spine.
A sharp understanding dawned on Nikolas-he would never be the one to control the McCoy family. That throne belonged to Cedric.
Cedric's tone was almost gentle, the casual softness belying the words.
"Hamilton's punishment will make Alexander's 100k merciful. Hamilton likes to exploit people's weaknesses, doesn't he? I'm curious how he'll handle it when his own vulnerabilities are dragged into the light." Cedric dipped his head, shadows gathering around him like a storm about to break. "I'm looking forward to the show."
The last words slipped from his lips like a threat whispered in the the om dark-barely audible, but they carried enough weight to suffocate the room.
Without another glance, Cedric turned and ascended the stairs,m leaving Nikglas and Damon rooted to the spot, their eyes wide with shock and a chill crawling up their spines. Cedric didn't give anyone a chance to explain or defend themselves. He didn't need to.
He simply turned and made his way upstairs, his pace easy, like none of it had mattered.
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