Chapter 112: Tears, lies, And a Heart of Fire Novel

Chapter 112 The Collapse +10 Free Coins " Finn , even if Phantom hadn't gone to protect me , do you really think they would have spared her ? " The answer struck him like a hammer . No - they wouldn't . Deep down , Finn knew the truth . He just couldn't bear to admit that Phantom's death had come because of him . So he had shoved all the blame onto Natalie . Natalie saw the flicker in his eyes and knew he understood . Baron exhaled slowly , relief passing through him at her composure . He clapped his hands . Shauna stepped inside . At the sight of her , Finn froze . " You ...

weren't you detained ? " " That was just to fool you ." Shauna's gaze was heavy with sorrow . " Finn , after everything we've gone through , how could you- " Her voice broke , words dying in her throat . She had heard Natalie's words from outside . As an orphan herself , she understood the storm Finn had felt when he found his parents . Natalie had spoken the truth . They had all lived bitterly , scraping survival from the edge of blades . No matter how hardened they became , there was always resentment toward the parents who had lost them , always the ache of wanting love that never came .

If not for that mistake , would their lives have been so hard ? And yet , despite all that anger , the yearning for a simple " I'm sorry " had never left . Shauna knew that if her parents ever stood before her and apologized , she would forgive them - even if it cost her life . But Finn's parents had never given him what he needed . His mother's illness , his father's selfishness -both had failed him . The less he received , the more he chased it , until he had lost himself completely . Shauna's eyes glistened as she handed him a folder .

" Look ." 1/3 18:29 Wed , Sep 24 Chapter 112 The Collapse : 52 +10 Free Coins Fear coiled in Finn's gut . His instincts screamed that what lay inside would destroy him . Yet his hands , beyond his control , took it . Slowly , trembling , he opened it . Photographs and documents spilled to the floor . The images showed his parents butchered like animals , their blood staining the ground . His vision blurred . Even with all his resentment , he had never wished them dead . And now ...

he had betrayed his brothers , betrayed Baron , dragged Phantom and their unborn child to death - and his parents were gone all the same . The dates on the documents crushed him . The very day after he had agreed to " do one thing " for them , his parents had already been killed . His sacrifice , his torment , his endless guilt - all for nothing . " How ... how could they ?! " Finn's voice cracked as madness twisted through him . If everything he had done was meaningless , then what was the point of all this suffering ? His laughter and sobs tangled together in hysteria .

Baron instinctively pulled Natalie behind him , shielding her . Her chest tightened as she looked on . She had heard every word - about Yvonne , Phantom , Finn's betrayal . She had wanted to see Yvonne's body with her own eyes and had asked the nurse to bring her . She hadn't expected to stumble into this truth . Now she finally understood Finn's hatred of her . It had never been baseless - it had been born from Phantom's death . But she couldn't let him keep lashing at Baron . So she had stepped forward . Still , Finn's accusation echoed inside her . He had called her Baron's weakness .

Why ? Why would a man like him be so bound to her ? 2/3 18:29 Wed , Sep 24 Chapter 112 The Collapse : 51 +10 Free Coins She remembered nothing of their past , yet he insisted they had met before . For the first time , she cursed her broken memory . Shauna's eyes filled as she looked at Finn . " They were never going to keep their promises . To them , we were never people ." Finn knew that now . Far , far too late . He wept until his voice was raw , then rasped , " Mr. Gunn ... the ones who forced me - it was the current head of the Gunn family ." Baron's eyes darkened .

He had suspected as much , but hearing it confirmed set his jaw like stone . " Sharon ... is she connected to them ? " Pieces slid into place in his mind . Natalie's quiet five years with Jensen had been uneventful- until Sharon entered the picture . Finn shook his head .