Chapter 853
The moment he laid eyes on Elizabeth, he was reminded of Kelsey-her beauty, her gentleness, and the way her laughter was as warm and inviting as a freshly brewed cup of coffee on a frosty morning.
Elizabeth was kind to him, much like Kelsey had been.
His heart, previously shrouded in clouds, finally saw a glimmer of sunlight. The wounds on his soul began to heal, bit by bit.
He found the courage to speak again, to hope for a future.
He resolved to live well, to find his sister, to study law, and to become an attorney—to seek justice for his parents and brother!
Elizabeth said, if ever wronged, to wield the law as his sword!
Elizabeth also said, the law could protect the innocent and punish the wicked!
He believed her, wholeheartedly.
Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction p>
But fate turned its wheel once more, and happiness slipped through his fingers again.
Kendrick appeared out of nowhere!
Seeing Kendrick brought back memories of Gideon, of those moments in the studio p>
Afterward, Kendrick took him up into the mountains, and his barely healed heart shattered all over again.
This time, it wasn’t just his heart, but his spirit too!
Before Elizabeth, he was a walking corpse.
After Elizabeth, he felt alive again.
But Kendrick turned him into something monstrous!
Elysia Thorne finished her story, and the car fell silent p>
Neither she nor Tarquin Bradford spoke for a long while until Elysia, with tears in her eyes, finally choked out,
“Keith Garcia told me he only found out later what had happened after he passed out.
He said Gideon, to cover up his crimes, had his family’s bodies disposed of. They were taken to a pet crematorium, thrown into the furnace with animal remains, and burned to ashes.
The studio was cleaned out, as if that horrific event had never occurred.
He said, sometimes, ordinary people mean nothing in the face of wealth, especially back in those days.
Death was just that-death, causing barely a ripple.
Like a speck of dust, silent in its coming and going, unnoticed.
He also said it’s a tragic world where victims die in silence while the perpetrators live in splendor p>
Elysia sniffed hard, her eyes burning with rage,
“How can there be people like Gideon in this world? Just because he set his sights on someone, and they didn’t reciprocate, he took their life, their spouse’s life, their children’s life! How could he be so vile p>
There was no deep-seated hatred, no misunderstanding, no conflict!
Just because Kelsey was beautiful!
Just because he desired her, he resorted to such twisted and cruel means, violating Kelsey and destroying a happy family!
It wasn’t just Keith, the victim, who harbored hatred. Even as an outsider, she felt it!
She wished a lightning bolt would strike from the heavens and obliterate Gideon!
She had her share of hardships, but she had never wished death upon anyone-Gideon was the first!
Tarquin listened quietly, his brow furrowed, his expression grave.
He spoke candidly, “Demons walk among us. Gideon is not human; he’s a demon p>
He detested Keith for hurting Elijah, for taking away his daughter and kidnapping Elysia, for the fact that their family of six remained separated!
But Keith had been driven to darkness.
Not Gideon. Gideon was born malicious, and his sins extended far beyond this.
If it weren’t for his mother’s ashes and the need to uncover the truth about his parents’ demise, he would have already sent Gideon to prison ‘to enjoy’ his remaining years!
Tarquin comforted Elysia for a while before finally asking,
“Knowing Gideon, after committing such evil, he would leave no stone unturned to eliminate any loose ends. He would have investigated the Blackwood family, sought to kill Keith.
Keith was just a child then, powerless. How did he survive p>