Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1834

Chapter 1834: Last man standing

Moments before the aircraft exploded, Nathalie simply sat in her seat after one of her men closed the door. There were only a few of them on board: her and the two pilots.

Turning her head, she caught sight of the mansion through the window. Some parts of it were on fire, smoke ascending from all directions, and even from this distance, the scent of sulfur filled her nostrils. Her throat tightened as she stared at it, tears of anger stinging her eyes.

The thought of Butler Gilbert and everything she had worked hard for falling apart made her head spin. She gripped her hands on her lap tightly, her jaw clenched. Her chest heaved heavily as she looked away from the scene.

’I am going to come back,’ she promised. ’And end all of you.’

The Bennets, the Piersons, Jonathan, the Shadow Order—every single one of them. And she would not stop until she annihilated them all.

That was a promise.

This? This wasn’t a loss.

For her, it was just the beginning... or not.

Suddenly, the aircraft’s alarm bells began ringing. Nathalie perked up and looked around.

"What—what’s going on?" Panic laced her voice as she stretched her body to the side, gazing at the pilots. "What’s going on?"

Not hearing her, Nathalie unstrapped herself and walked toward the door. She peeked through the window, and her eyes instantly dilated. There, coming from the side of their aircraft, was a rocket.

At the same time, she heard the pilots speak, saying, "Incoming danger. 3 o’clock—"

She didn’t hear the rest because she could already see it. Her breath hitched as her eyes grew wider, in disbelief at what was coming at her.

And before she knew it, fire consumed them all like a beast in hunger.

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[Mansion]

Penny, Zoren, Charles, Slater, Angel, and Mark just stared at the falling aircraft that was still on fire. The explosion was so huge and loud that even those fighting stopped for a moment. All they did at that moment was stare at it.

Penny and Zoren especially had their mouths wide open.

"Who..." he trailed off, disbelief gleaming in his eyes. "Who did it?"

His best bet was the Shadow Order, which was now under Atlas’s command, but he wasn’t sure. But that didn’t matter for now.

What mattered was that... Nathalie was in that aircraft. Considering the explosion, it would be a miracle for her to survive that.

"She... she’s gone?" he blurted out under his breath, and instinctively, he turned his head to the people with him on the rooftop.

Zoren, for some reason, held his breath as he scanned everyone. They were all just staring at the sky, as if trying to make sure Nathalie was gone. It wasn’t like Zoren didn’t know they were here. But now that he was looking at them at this very moment, he couldn’t help but realize.

They were right all along.

He was not alone anymore, because in this life, these people and everyone... fought this with him. And right now, they were all reclaiming peace in their lives together.

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[Short Flashback]

Zoren stood motionless beside Nathalie, her blood flooding his feet. He just stared at her, emotions gone from his eyes. How easy it was to take her down, but then again, Nathalie was just human. Sure, she was horrible, but she was not immortal.

Yet, despite all the struggles before he came to this point, he felt... completely empty.

He was not happy, nor was he relieved. Just total emptiness in this losing war.

"Perhaps you were right," he whispered, dropping his gun to the side before he turned on his heel. "You won, after all."

Because even if Zoren got everything Nathalie wanted and was able to stop her, there wasn’t really a life he wanted to return to. There wasn’t a family he wanted to rebuild, didn’t even have a friend he could ask for drinks, or just anything.

Just as Zoren recalled his own victory moment in his first life, Penny’s weight suddenly pressed on him. Out of instinct, Zoren opened his arms while she wrapped her arm around his body. _{f.r(e)e\webn.ovel.co\m}

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