Chapter 654

Chapter 654:

But they were just acquaintances. Why did Janice have such a deep attachment to him?

“Why?” Stephen choked out, his voice raw, his eyes bloodshot with exhaustion and confusion. He felt like he didn’t deserve her sacrifice. “Why save me? We barely know each other?”

“You’re asking me why?” Janice gritted her teeth, summoning every ounce of strength to lift Stephen. “Because you’re my brother!”

Stephen felt as if he’d been struck by lightning.

“Stephen, listen to me! I am your sister! You’re the only family I have left in this world. How could I ever stand by and let you die?”

Stephen’s eyes widened in disbelief.

For as long as he could remember, he had thought himself the sole survivor of the White family.

But now, Janice stood before him, claiming to be his sister, his only living kin.

Before he could fully process the revelation, a sharp crack echoed through the air.

The weakened doorframe, barely holding the weight of two people, finally gave way.

And just like that, they plunged down the staircase.

A jolt of sheer terror shot through Stephen’s veins.

He couldn’t die, not now.

Not after fate had thrown him this unexpected lifeline. Not when he had just found the sister he never knew existed. His absurd, chaotic life couldn’t possibly end here.

He had a lifetime ahead of him—a lifetime to make up for lost time.

𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣: ⲅⱥ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀・ⅽ𝗼𝗺

Then, in the blink of an eye, a dark blur shot across the room.

Something coiled around Janice’s body, tightening like a lifeline. In the next instant, their fall came to an abrupt halt, leaving them both suspended in mid-air.

Flames roared around them, hungry and unrelenting, swallowing everything in sight. The heat was suffocating, the thick black smoke clawing at their lungs. Janice could even smell the acrid stench of her own hair singeing in the blaze.

Turning her head, she caught sight of Aiden—perched precariously on the shattered remains of the doorframe, gripping a rope with everything he had.

The searing heat and dense, choking smoke battered their bodies and tested their resolve.

But in that moment, each of them clung to their own unwavering determination.

Aiden’s eyes burned with fierce resolve. Despite the rope digging into his palms, drawing blood, and the searing burns that covered his body, he had no intention of letting go.

In his mind, there was only one thought: they would either make it out together or go down together.

“Janice, climb up!”

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