Chapter 85: I Saw a Demon (3)

My mind went blank.

The back of my head throbbed, like I’d been smacked with a hammer.

I had just seen Schult, someone I thought was my colleague, betray me without a shred of guilt or remorse.

‘We literally just made a deal, didn’t we?’

If he was tired of fighting for his firing, I understood.

I, more than anyone, knew how he felt.

The feeling of the world turning against you. The despair of nothing going right, no matter how hard you try. It's definitely overwhelming.

I'd even promised him an exorbitant salary and sworn to protect him from any harm, acting as a shield against the irrational mob…

But the most important thing is one's own will.

I can't force him to stay if he can't take it anymore...