Chapter 198.7 - Desire

Trevor sat there, unmoving.

The restaurant around him buzzed with faint murmurs, the low hum of conversation barely registering in his mind. His hands remained clenched beneath the table, his breathing shallow, controlled only by force of will.

His body felt heavy—weighted with something that churned in his chest, something suffocating.

Maya's words echoed in his head, reverberating over and over like a cruel, relentless mantra.

"You are just a nobody."

"I will butcher you alive."

His fingers twitched. Slowly, he raised his hand, covering half of his face. The other half of his lips curled—not into a smile, but something close to it, something sharp, something unhinged.

How?

How could this happen?

How did everything fall apart so fast?

'This isn't right. This isn't how it was supposed to go.'