From Bullets To Billions novel Chapter 60

Chapter 60: A Secret Revealed!

A few small details had been learned from Aron when Max had first woken up, but they were far too minor to piece anything together.

At the time, Max had been way more focused on his own revenge and figuring out his new situation, rather than digging into what the old Max’s life had been like.

But now it was interfering with his everyday life in this new body, and he needed to know more. Aron seemed like he had played a big part in Max’s past, so how could he not know what Max had been going through?

And then there was something else Max had figured out. The video that had been left on the laptop... in the end, there was really only one person it could have been meant for, and that was Aron.

Even if Max now didn’t fully trust him, it was clear the old Max had trusted Aron. Their relationship had been... complicated. Strange, even.

But before Max could deal with any of that, he needed an answer to something far more important.

"I told you the truth last time," Aron said, his voice steady but low. "We don’t know any of the details. But I have had things looked into."

He paused, locking eyes with Max. _{freēwebnovel.com}

"Of course, I knew you were being bullied, Max."

It was the first time Max thought he’d ever heard Aron call him by his actual name, and strangely enough, even this Max felt like they were bridging a gap, taking a step closer to something real.

"I knew the struggles you were going through..." Aron continued, his voice weighted with emotion. "Things are difficult because of the position I’m in. I have to constantly walk the line between my personal loyalty to you... and my duty to the Stern family."

He tightened his fists slightly, his knuckles turning slightly white.

"I haven’t been able to find the people responsible, or figure out if there’s any link to what’s happening at school now. But... I’ll tell you all the details I know, no matter how small they might seem."

Max leaned in slightly, holding his breath for what he was about to hear.

"You were found in Notting Hill City," Aron said. "Your body was discovered at the side of Cure Lake."

Immediately, Max’s heart pounded in his chest so hard it almost hurt to breathe.

Notting Hill City... he thought, his mind racing. That’s the city where I lived. Where the White Tiger Gang is based. Most likely... it’s the same place they dragged my damned body to as well.

Max clenched his fists under the covers.

And the city we’re in now... this is Mancur City. Could it really just be a coincidence?

Is that what happened? Max thought, his mind spinning. Was Max’s body, my body dumped into that same lake at the same time? Did something happen that caused everything to switch?

He gritted his teeth, a pit growing in his stomach.

What if the other Max ended up in my old body... but that body, the one already on death’s doorstep, there’s no way it could’ve survived.