At that moment, blood had painted Ashlyn’s back bright red, making for a ghastly sight.

There was so much blood that it dripped down her clothes.

Her heart was seemingly encased in a bottomless abyss of ice, making her so cold that she shivered. With red-rimmed eyes, she murmured in a hoarse voice, “You know what, Howard? I’ve always regarded you as my brother. I never expected my brother to die in the end in a bid to save me.”

Then, she turned to Lucas. “He was the traitor, Lucas. He was the mole in Imperial Hotel.”

Ashlyn looked at the handsome man before her aggrievedly.

Snapping, she threw herself into Lucas’ warm embrace.

“He has paid the corresponding price. You and Imperial Hotel both mattered to him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have carried so many employees to the safety passage.”

Lucas patted her on the back gently, comforting her.

Rumble!

Out of the blue, a deafening rumble sounded from the roof above them.

Lucas lifted his eyes and glanced at the roof that was seconds from collapsing. “We need to leave immediately.”

as a piece of charred shingle

spun

piece of shingle separated Howard from

“Howard!” Ashlyn cried out.

wanted to sprint over and

building shook, on the verge

scooped her up.

Lucas scooped her up. “Let’s go! We must leave right

pleadingly. Clenching his jaw, Lucas was just

his path

rescue

You’ll

at Howard’s cold body with red-rimmed

eyes, her

Scooping her up, Lucas whirled around

to the ground, turning into a pile of rubble. A great cloud of dust flew into the air,

dead?” Ashlyn sat in the helicopter, gazing

sun at dawn was vivid

off everything that transpired in

had to rest in peace forever, while others

stared at the wreckage that was Imperial

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