The explosion had thrown the banquet hall into chaos. Some guests had been seriously injured, while others had tragically lost their lives.

The hall was now a pile of rubble, with cries of pain, blood, and body parts scattered about.

"Gage?"

Christopher's heart raced as he surveyed the chaotic scene. Disoriented and injured, he ran toward the blast area to find his son.

His desperate search for his son proved unsuccessful, and he found only the dismembered remains of Gage. The explosion left his son unrecognizable, with only a bloody head.

"Gage! Gage!"

Christopher held his son's mutilated body and wept bitterly. He was overcome with emotion. "Why? Why did you do this? Why were you so stupid? Why?"

He couldn't understand why Gage had taken such a drastic step and even ended his life for revenge.

Pain, regret, anger, and despair overwhelmed Christopher at that moment.

His beloved son was gone, and his promising successor was dead. The entire Murray residence lay in ruins, all