Chapter 971

Matthew vaguely heard his mother’s voice, as well as Lucy’s… Suddenly, everything went dark, and all sounds disappeared.

He found himself in a vast space, with the color of earth all around. The space was immense, seemingly without boundaries.

Massive pillars of earth floated in the air around him, and these pillars were the only things present.

Matthew was on one of these floating pillars, unsteady as he drifted back and forth. Before he knew it, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

His hand touched something, and when he looked down, he saw cracks forming beneath him. The pillar he stood on shattered into pieces.

Matthew was plunged into an abyss. He screamed desperately, but no sound came out.

Once again, everything around him was pitch-black. He could not hear, see, or feel anything.

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In the hospital, Gabriella sat on a bench, crying out Matthew's name in anguish. Her makeup had run, making her eyes look dirty and smudged. As a mother, she truly was pitiful.

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