Chapter 94. Eyes Closed

“No!” I heard him scream and slam the glass wall, but I still opened the door, not looking back.

I could hear the police running inside, stopping Hans from whatever he was doing, but I didn’t care anymore.

I want nothing from him.

“You can hate me, destroy me, or ruin me whenever you want. Just don’t… Don’t leave…”

Upon hearing those words, something twisted painfully in my chest.

It’s not because I pitied him, but because his last words were the same as what I kept telling River.

No one could explain how painful it was to know that River was gone from this world.

And nothing, not even Hans’ downfall, could bring him back.

“Goodbye, Hans,” I said for the last time before going outside the door, finally leaving the place where I had taken my strength before.

For the first time, before I finally left the prison, Hans looked like a man who had lost everything.

Not his empire, money, or influence—but me.

And somehow, that