The rooftop was cold.

Trembling with fear and overwhelmed by the immense pressure and terror, Taylor shook like a leaf as he held the gun.

He had not released the safety, worried that he might misfire the gun by accident.

Even now, with no other way to escape, he had never intended to take Yvonne's life. Even if there was only a slim chance, he still wanted to take Yvonne with him.

Taylor knew that everyone looked out for themselves in times of great danger.

Christopher had long ceased to care about him and would probably betray him when the time came. Taylor was prepared for this. He was confident that his intelligence and cunning traits would be enough to help him escape and disappear.

He had ended up here solely for Yvonne.

Taylor wanted to give the woman he loved a wedding and a beautiful beginning. He believed that even a rat from the gutter could also long for a moment in the sunlight.

He wanted Yvonne to live. He needed her to live. Otherwise, everything he had sacrificed until now would be meaningless.

Suddenly, Yvonne burst into laughter, her eyes bloodshot and wild.

"Yvonne, what are

you, Taylor. I hate you so much. You think you saved me? Do you think I agreed to marry you because I have feelings for you

to his head

That can't be...

knew she was not even close to liking him. But if

the shadows to capture it. Oscar was not only my comrade, he was

"Oscar sacrificed his life for that evidence. In his final moments, he sent it to me through Morse code. He told me that he hid the evidence under the chassis of my red sports car in the garage. So that day, I tricked you into coming with me... It

stood just a few steps away,

It took everything in

so-called love was an

was so shallow, so pale, so

girl he loved had been enduring hell on earth every day. She sacrificed herself over and over, bore humiliation, and fought against

despite seemingly being able to do anything, could not save his beloved from her torment. He could not even pull

useless. Utterly

cut into Taylor's heart like a knife. "I came to Sentania with you and married you only to gain your trust, so that you'll completely drop your guard around me. You hid all the evidence of Christopher's heinous crimes in that cross around your neck. It's all concealed right next to your

You. You're so heartless!" Taylor's temples throbbed with rage, veins bulging like venomous snakes. The lighthouse of hope and faith he had desperately built in his heart crumbled immediately, collapsing with

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