This was indeed a bewildering scene.
Salvatore felt his mind go blank, unable even to determine whether he was in a nightmare at that moment.
Otherwise, how could the sight before him be so bizarre?
Hugo had just died in front of him, and even his ashes had been turned into a diamond ring by Salvatore himself.
He had endured the inexplicable sense of grievance when the elder passed away, resolved to bear Hugo's sins, swore to follow Hugo's path, and had even cried in front of Annan uncontrollably.
At last, it was only the remnants of Salvatore's reason that told him… Annan should be the one he protected. As a man in his thirties, he should not let Annan, who was not yet half his age, worry.
Then, Salvatore finally became strong.
It was in that instant that he realized he had finally grown up. Or rather, it was time for him to grow up.
