The air in Andrian's home study felt heavy, thickened with silent rage and old pain. He and Vernon stared unmovingly at Calix, both were shocked by the new discovery.
Calix quietly shifted his eyes from Andrian to Vernon, taking in their looks of bewilderment and suppressed fury. He understood how shocking this conjecture and finding was to them.
After all, he had just brought up the possibility of Nicholas Wu being involved in his accident six years ago. The one that killed the original Calix.
'It's only guesses now, but... it might be the truth.'
Due to Leslie's guidance, Calix had come to terms with the reality of this world being fictional. He actually possessed the body belonging to a side character in this novel world.
It was the same as Leslie who took over Charlene's body.
Even though Leslie's arrival months ago altered future events, Calix learned that the critical plot points still needed to be resolved.
