152 "Communicating with such an efficient AI as you is really enjoyable"

Jonathan did not hastily kill Charlotte. Rather, he rendered her completely helpless, leaving her with just one last breath, slowly walking towards death.

Unable to struggle, unable to resist, unable to cry for help, unable to make a sound, yet her mind remained lucid, her brain still working, her heart beating stubbornly, sustaining the last vestiges of life in her body.

Charlotte's sclera was completely bloodshot, blood was dripping from her nose and mouth, and her eyes were full of despair, shock, and fury.

But Jonathan just watched her quietly, watching as the light faded from her wide-open eyes, her broken limbs ceased their twitching, and her heart stopped beating.

In the waiting interval, Jonathan took two seconds to recall what he had felt last time when he died and thought back to how Ghost and Charlotte had worked together to kill him.