Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1558

"Wait, James!" Will shouted frantically. "Don't do anything rash! We still haven't found Emmy. If this lunatic dies, we'll lose our only lead to her whereabouts!"

James's movements stalled in midair. He locked his jaw so tightly that the muscles in his cheeks bulged with the strain of extreme restraint, his burning gaze fixed solely on the madman standing opposite him. Hearing Will's words, Dean did not feel a shred of relief. Instead, an expression of euphoric obsession washed over his face. He relaxed, tilting his neck back to expose his most vulnerable artery and throat entirely to James's crosshairs. He spread his arms wide, looking as though he were embracing a long awaited baptism.

"Come on. Shoot me right here," Dean coaxed. "Just one bullet, and I'll finally be free." He looked into James's furious eyes, a manic brilliance sparkling in his own. "Who knows? Maybe after I die, God will give me another chance. Maybe when I open my eyes again, I'll go right back to the very beginning. Back to the time when Emmy and I loved each other the most." Dean smiled a sick, tender smile, looking every bit like a severely unstable psychiatric patient. "When that happens, I will relive our entire lives with her all over again, and absolutely no one will be able to interrupt us."

Suddenly, Dean raised his voice to a hysterical scream, taunting James wildly. "Do it! Shoot me! Send me to see her!"

"What the hell kind of nonsense are you spewing?" Will yelled from the sidelines, feeling a cold dread crawl across his scalp.

Monstrous, surging violence ignited in the depths of James's dark eyes. He suddenly lowered the muzzle of his rifle and pulled the trigger.

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