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Chapter 16 - a confession

Max (desperate):

Why are you doing all this?!

Roy (coldly):

Why?

Just one word… but so powerful, isn't it?

He pauses, then snaps —

Roy (furious):

That's exactly what I wanted to ask this damn system!

Why is it so corrupt?!

Why is justice so blind?!

Why did it fail — or did we fail it?

Max (confused):

I don't understand what you're saying…

Roy:

Oh, you do.

You know exactly why I killed the doctor… the ward boy… and the other three.

You want to know why I attacked Riya?

Because she is the reason my brother is in jail.

Max:

What…?

Roy (eyes blazing):

It's all because of her!

She took his freedom.

She played him — and when he refused to break up, she framed him.

He's in prison for a crime he never committed…

All because he loved the wrong person.

Roy pauses, breathing heavily.

Roy:

You know the title, right?

"Gold digger."

Fits her perfectly.

Max swallows hard, still stunned.

Roy:

And now… you're wondering why you're going to die.

Max:

Roy, or ronald you're blinded. We can still talk this through—

Roy (interrupts):

No.

It's Roy now.

Ronald died a year ago.

Max:

There's always a solution. We can fix this—together.

Roy (calmly):

Can you bring the dead back to life?

Max goes silent.

Roy (soft chuckle):

Exactly.

But at least… we can give them justice.

Max (firm):

This isn't justice.

What you're doing… it's murder.

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