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.”

of charred shingle grazed

Ashlyn, he spun

of shingle

“Howard!” Ashlyn cried out.

sprint over and take Howard’s body

building shook, on the verge

up. “Let’s go! We must

her up. “Let’s go!

him along, Lucas! Bring him with us!” Ashlyn gazed at him pleadingly. Clenching his jaw, Lucas was just about

blocked his

started urging from the rescue helicopter

You’ll die

cold

eyes, her heart

up,

building behind him crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of rubble. A

body out when he’s already dead?” Ashlyn sat in the helicopter, gazing out at the

at dawn was vivid

everything that

had to rest in peace forever, while others still had to forge

stared at the wreckage that was Imperial

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