Chapter 8

The next day, Jonas woke up early and left the hospital. When he got back to the mansion, he gave all the servants the day off. Then he called a courier and sent out the letter he'd written for Tiana, along with the file folder containing the recording pen and the document.

Over the past year, he had been collecting evidence of Serena and Henry's crimes. Before he left, he had to do something to seek justice for Richard and the patients Henry had harmed.

The system's voice rang out again. "30 minutes left until the mission ends."

Jonas set fire to the mansion. Everything related to him would disappear along with it.

Amid the flames, he called Tiana, wanting to say goodbye, but it was Serena who picked up the phone.

"Why is Tiana's phone with you? Where is she?"

Serena's cold voice came through the phone. "She's on the roof of an abandoned factory. Did you arrange for Tiana to find a man to sexually assault Henry?"

Jonas' heart sank. "I don't know what you're talking about. What did you do to Tiana?"

"You don't know? They abducted Henry from the hospital. If I hadn't gotten there in time, those people would've ruined him. They all admitted Tiana orchestrated it.

"She did this as soon as she got back. Who else would have put her up to it if not you? Now I'm going to let her experience what it's like to be violated!"

Jonas roared, "Serena, you lunatic! Let her go! She's pregnant! Don't you dare do anything to her!"

He knew what Serena and Henry had done, and he hated them with every fiber of his being. But Tiana had no idea what had happened, and she would never do something like that.

"People have to pay for their mistakes."

The call abruptly ended.

Jonas immediately called the police and drove like a madman to the abandoned factory. He scrambled up to the rooftop on all fours, only to find Liam pinned to the ground, his mouth gagged, his eyes bloodshot as he struggled to break free.

Several men tore at Tiana's clothes, while Serena stood off to the side, watching with cold indifference.

Jonas' eyes blazed with fury as he tried to rush over and stop them, but the bodyguards held him back. He turned and grabbed Serena's collar. "Serena, ask them to stop! Stop them now!"

But Serena remained unmoved.

Jonas watched as Tiana's clothes were torn off, and Liam kept banging his head against the ground in anguish.

He knelt before Serena and pleaded, "Please… Let them go. I'm begging you…"

At that moment, Tiana let out an agonizing scream. Blood streamed down her thigh.

"Tiana!"

Jonas punched the ground and got to his feet, trying to rush over, but the bodyguards wouldn't let him. He turned and slapped Serena hard. "You bitch! Tell them to stop! If they don't stop, she'll die!"

Before he finished speaking, a loud bang rang out. Tiana had crashed through the window glass and jumped from the factory building.

Everyone was shocked.

Liam broke free of his restraints and ran to the window, freezing in place. Jonas followed behind him.

Tiana's naked body lay motionless in a pool of blood below.

"T-Tiana!" Jonas let out a heart-wrenching cry. Then, before he could even process what had happened, someone jumped from beside him.

With a loud thud, the person hit the ground beside Tiana.

"Liam!"

Jonas' pupils constricted.

He had lost the only family he had left in this world.

Serena hadn't expected things to end this way. She had only wanted to scare them, which was why she had given Jonas the address and let him call the police.

She regained her composure, stepped forward, and grabbed Jonas. "Jonas, no matter what happens, let's leave this place first."

Jonas' eyes turned bloodshot, and his hatred reached its peak. He grabbed a sharp shard of glass and thrust it at Serena. "Go to hell!"

Serena quickly dodged his attack, unable to believe that he really wanted to kill her. "Jonas, are you insane? The police will be here soon. You want to kill me? Are you tired of living?"

Hearing the system announce in his mind that the mission was complete, Jonas suddenly burst into laughter, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.

"Yeah, I've long wanted to die!"

"Then why didn't you?" Erica ran out of nowhere and looked at him, her eyes full of malice. "Don't go back on your word like you did a year ago!"

"Erica, shut up!" Serena looked ashen. "Jonas, we should—"

Before she could finish, Jonas slashed his own throat with the shard of glass. Blood splattered across Serena's and Erica's faces.