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Joe became confused, "Are you alright, I am asking that you live, and you are here offering yourself to be killed, don't you cherish your life?". "What's there to cherish when my only source of happiness is dead, go ahead kill me, end it all, end this present pain", she replied approaching Joe. "I can't Helen, the love I have for you won't allow me to do such an act", Joe replied as he came down from the bed. Joe knew killing her wasn't the right thing to do, and besides he needs her to still reign, because if she dies, automatically he might be deprived of his throne. "I ain't going to kill you Helen, you are still useful, though you hurt me so much, you won't be dying now", Joe replied and walked out of her room. He locked the door of her room from outside and instructed two guards to keep tabs on her. Helen became confused, "Why didn't he hurt me, what's going on?". She became scared, her mind flashed back to the last look she saw on Joe's face, and she knew he was up to so