Chapter 27

Cecil paled upon hearing Kai's response.

Kai...knows...?

But how? That-that didn't happen in the original novel...he...he was tricked by Xue to the very end.

I...I...how should I even react to this?

Cecil bit on her lower lip, looking down. She didn't know if it was better for Kai to know, or not to know at all.

Xue's eyebrows twitched. "You knew?"

"Ever since I fought you, I knew," Kai nodded, solemn. "I knew you were me, and I am you. My soul...has been calling me, telling me to fuse with yours."

Cecil swallowed, finding it hard to breathe. The glass container in her hands, that were hidden behind her back, suddenly felt heavier.

I caused it.

I was the catalyst that led to the fight. If I didn't request Kai for that favour...

Kai glanced at Cecil, who had been silent the entire time. "Cecil, you've known since the start, didn't you? That Xue was here to absorb my soul, ever since that day stopped him in the alley?"