The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 391

Chapter 391: Chapter 392 : One Last Goodbye (2)

The corridor was quiet.

Too quiet.

Alex slowed his steps as he walked back toward his chambers, the distant echoes of celebration fading behind him. Torches along the walls flickered softly, casting long shadows that stretched and twisted across the stone floor.

Then he stopped.

They were there.

Seraphina stood at the front, arms crossed tightly as if holding herself together.

Ethan leaned against the wall, jaw clenched, eyes dark.

Draven stood rigid, fists shaking at his sides.

Ava’s expression was cold, controlled, but her eyes betrayed her.

Alden stood straight, unreadable.

Alyssa hovered just behind them, biting her lip, already on the verge of tears.

They had been waiting.

Alex looked at them, and something in his expression softened. The confident mask he had worn all day cracked just a little.

"Looks like," he said gently, "I still have one last goodbye to say."

He took a few slow steps toward them.

No one spoke.

They just stared at him.

The silence pressed down hard, thick with things left unsaid.

Alex tilted his head slightly and smiled.

"What?" he asked lightly. "Don’t you guys have anything to say?"

Draven’s shoulders trembled.

He clenched his teeth, eyes burning as tears finally broke free. His voice came out sharp, rough, barely holding together.

"What is there to say now?"

He let out a bitter laugh.

"Damn you, you bastard. Giving a speech like that... announcing everything like some tragic hero."

Seraphina stepped forward, her voice shaking despite her effort to keep it steady.

"Why didn’t you tell us sooner?"

Her fists tightened.

"Do you have any idea how much it hurts to find out like that? In front of the entire world even though we are you friends..?"

Alex exhaled slowly.

"I’m sorry," he said quietly. "I really am. I didn’t want you guys to find out like this."

He glanced away, then looked toward Ethan and Alden.

"But," he added, eyebrow lifting, "I thought those two had already told you."

He paused, then smirked faintly.

"Oh my. Guess not. What a bunch of hypocrites. Looks like they didn’t tell you as I told them too."

Every head snapped toward Ethan and Alden.

Both of them stiffened.

They took a step back instinctively.

Seraphina turned sharply.

"You knew?" she demanded. "And you hid it from us?"

Ava’s voice followed, cold and cutting. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

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