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.”

shingle grazed past

he spun around

that gigantic piece of shingle

“Howard!” Ashlyn cried out.

over

entire building shook, on

scooped her up.

Lucas scooped her up. “Let’s go! We

Clenching his jaw, Lucas was just about to leap over when a huge piece of

his path

urging from the rescue helicopter

on! You’ll

cold

her eyes, her heart clenching

Scooping her up, Lucas

into a pile of

already dead?” Ashlyn sat in the helicopter, gazing out at the

sun at dawn was vivid

seemingly wiped off everything that transpired

to rest in peace forever,

wreckage that was

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