My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash and Hera) novel Chapter 1943

"It’s my duty,” said Harkin. With that, she left with the man.

Amell's anxious heart was finally relieved.

Sure enough, Clint woke up after midnight.

...

Zaafea scratched his head.

"Has the story ended?"

Clint snapped back to reality from his memories and asked, "Tell me… Am I a freak?"

"What's a freak?" Zaafea asked sincerely.

"Freaks are… people who don't fit in with the rest."

"Huh? Then I'm also a freak," Zaafea said.

"Haha, yeah, you are!" Clint joked.

"Whatever." Zaafea waved his hand. "Mr. Melton, do you think I'm weird?"

"Yeah, you’re quite weird… You could talk with me for so long, even playing pool with me."

"Really? I don't feel anything. Maybe I can't understand your human emotions. In my eyes, I am who I am. No matter what others say, I only live for myself and the people I think are important.

"As for those who look down on me and think I'm strange, why shouldn’t I think of them the same way?”

"I understand what you mean, but I don't know what to do." Clint lowered his head.

"Do what?" Zaafea asked.

"For more than ten years, I've been dreaming about my brother every day. My brother died because of me… I..."

"I'm not here to listen to your complaints. I just want to know what you're thinking now. Do you think everything will be over when you die?"

"Then what do you think I should do?!" Clint cried and shouted.

For a moment, both of them were silent. They could only hear the sound of the wind. The sky was gloomy, as if it was going to rain.

Zaafea pointed at himself and said, "This body of mine has been dead for a long time. One night, a young man brought his two younger brothers to me. He asked me to save them, but one of his younger brothers was already dead, and there was nothing I could do.

"The older one was still holding his lifeless brother’s body, pleading with me. I told him I couldn't save him. Guess what he said? ‘Please, if you have to take my life in exchange for his, I’ll do it willingly.’"

Clint's eyes turned red when he heard this.

Zaafea said, "Do you know what happened in the end? The two surviving brothers made a deal with me. They wanted to avenge their brother at all costs, so I fulfilled their request. Both of them gave up their souls to me in exchange for power…"

Zaafea continued, "I know that it's devastating for human beings to lose their loved ones, but life must go on. You're not the only ones who go through birth and death."

Zaafea tugged on his collar. "Your brother loved you. Would he be happy if you died?"