Chapter 144

Desmond and Sean panicked. With Desmond's body weakened, he stumbled over a stone and fell hard to the ground. Blood spilled from his mouth as he landed. His vision spun, and his throat tightened as if constricted, making it impossible for him to breathe. "Dad, are you okay?" Desmond clutched at his throat, unable to make a sound. His face was red, and his veins began to bulge. He struggled and pointed to the vial of antidote on Cyrus' parents' graves. Sean scrambled up, running to grab the vial. When he returned, however, he realized that Desmond's eyes were vacant and lifeless, and he was no longer breathing. His hands were still around his throat as if he had choked the life out of himself. "Dad, wake up!" Without thinking, Sean poured the contents of the vial into Desmond's mouth, but it was too late. Desmond was dead. Desmond, who had risen to the pinnacle of his life by destroying the Johnson family, lay dead in front of the graves of Cyrus' parents. Sean collapse