Chapter 7 Gary had come to my dad's grave to make amends and apologize for failing to protect his daughter . However , the moment Gary arrived at the cemetery , fury burned through him at the sight before him . Lucy stood there , barking arders at people to pour filthy water over my dad's grave , covering it with various foul things . Even the portrait of my dad had been defiled . Lucy laughed triumphantly . " Zoey , so what if you disappeared ? Mr. Johnson is still here , stuck in the ground ! What an uncaring daughter . He died for you when he was alive , and even in death , he can't find peace because of you ! " Gary's gaze turned to ice , and his voice was so cold that it could freeze a man where he stood . " Lucy , what the hell do you think you're doing ? " The moment Gary appeared , Lucy panicked . However , when she saw the men obeying her orders at her side , she hardened her heart . If she was going to cross the line , she might as well go all the way . " Grab him ! " she shouted . However , her plan fell apart instantly . The board of directors , worried about Gary's recent unstable state and afraid he might do something reckless , had secretly assigned elite bodyguards to protect him . Additionally , he no longer had any patience for Lucy . The ragtag bunch Lucy had gathered with promises of profit collapsed in seconds , and she was seized . Gary wasn't a fool . A man who had climbed his way to the top of the rich list could hardly be blind to Lucy's pathetic tricks . In all those countless lifetimes before , it was only because he had looked at her through the lens of his college crush that she managed to succeed time after time . However , once that blind faith was gone , her schemes were nothing more than bubbles under the sun , bursting the instant they surfaced Now , Lucy was tied up in Gary's basement . Gary pulled up the surveillance footage from the hospital and Lucy's house . His bloodshot eyes were glued to every frame , refusing to miss a single detail . After watching for a while , he shot to his feet , flipped the glass table in front of him with a crash , and let out a guttural roar . Dropping to his knees , he landed hard on the shards , his voice breaking . " Zoey .... Zoey ... " The glass tore into his flesh , blood pouring down his legs . Tears streamed down his face , splattering onto the floor and blooming red as they mixed with his blood . If shattered glass could hurt this much , how agonizing must it have been for me when Lucy cut my face so deeply ? Gary had allowed Lucy to take the life of my well - respected dad , betraying me all over again . Staggering to his feet , Gary made his way to the basement . Lucy's face drained of all color when she saw him . Terrified , she still tried to play the old game , her voice trembling as she begged , " Gary , please . You said you loved me most , didn't you ? You said I made you happier than Zoey ever could . Please don't ... " Gary raised the knife and tilted Lucy's chin up with its tip . A chilling smile spread across his face . " Did you think I'd kill you ? That would be far too easy . I'll let Zoey take her own revenge . For now , I'm just collecting a little interest . " Lucy's shrill screams echoed through the room as Gary carved an identical scar across her face , mirroring the one on mine . However , just as he dragged the knife down for the final cut , a sudden burst of agony tore through his skull The memories surged in all at once . The 999 deaths he endured , my throwing myself into danger for him , and the endless cycles that had trapped us both 1/2 Chapter 7 Gary's heart felt as if it had been ripped apart , the agony twisting through him until he couldn't make a sound . He cut himself with the knife like a madman , as if it didn't hurt , mumbling to self . +25 BONUS 2/2