Maxine sighed and shook her head exasperatedly. Then, she walked over to James and crouched down.

“Go away…”

James raised his arm and tried to swat her away. All he did was aggravate his injuries further and ended up coughing out more blood.

The door slowly creaked open and Tobias walked into the room dressed in a suit.

“Grandpa…” Maxine raised a hand in greeting.

Tobias made a small nod of acknowledgment. He took a seat on a nearby chair and regarded James curled up in pain on the floor.

James righted himself with no small amount of difficulty and sat limply on the ground. This alone depleted so much of his stamina. A coppery taste lingered in his mouth and his chapped lips were tinged red with blood.

When he saw Tobias, James’ face turned black. “Was it you who burned my home to the ground ten years ago?”

“Yes,” Tobias made no attempts to deny it.

“I’ll kill you…”

His nonchalant response only enraged James further. James’ body stiffened as he tried to lunge for To