Yasmine narrowed her eyes, fixing him with a frosty stare before finally letting

out a derisive chuckle. “Took you long enough to figure it out. Not easy, was it?”

Boyd watched her smirking, the kind of smirk you’d see on someone without a

care in the world. It was chilling. “Didn’t you ever stop to think that if something

really happened to Serana, you wouldn’t feel the slightest bit of unease or guilt?”

Serana felt a chill run through her body and glanced out the window. Dusk was

approaching, and the temperature was dropping. No wonder she felt cold. She

picked up her mug and took a couple of sips.

“Why would I feel uneasy or guilty? It’s not like I killed anyone. Is it my job to feel

bad every time somebody bites the dust?” she said, laughing softly. “What do

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you think I am, some kind of saint?”

“Because of your selfishness, you let them take her away. If something

happens, isn’t your inaction just as bad as pulling the trigger?”

There was a loud “thud,” and the atmosphere in the director’s office instantly

froze. Everyone present was stunned, unsure of how to react. Yasmine’s mug

flew straight from her hand to smack Boyd squarely on the forehead.d2

The lukewarm water from the mug trickled down his face, mingling with a

noticeable streak of red. Some papers on the desk got soaked, and the glass

mug shattered on the floor.

Yasmine remained seated, her expression icy. “So what? Anything that happens

to Serana is my fault? Looks like I don’t even qualify as a stranger anymore,

huh?”

She pushed herself out of the chair, frowning as she felt the armrest, and then

hopped down.

She walked directly up to Boyd. She was still shorter than Boyd. Looking at him,

she could only tilt her chin up, but her eyes were colder than ever.

He never saw her as the naive, cheerful kid she was supposed to be, but now,

this was a side of her he couldn’t have even imagined.

“So I just can’t get away from you people, can I? No matter what I do, it’s wrong,

right?”

Yasmine’s gaze was unwavering. “Would you be completely satisfied if it was

me who was taken away today instead of her?”

Boyd furrowed his brows, “You’re being ridiculous.”

“So what’s the point of all this ranting? Just spouting nonsense at me?”

in anger, clearly more affected by her words than the

forehead from the

you tell me right now how to truly,

dripping down Boyd’s face, void of

warmth.

silent for a moment, and the director finally snapped out

the time for arguing. Boyd needs to attend to that cut on

forehead.”

die.” Yasmine cut in sharply, maintaining her

Serana really died today,

Seems like even if Serana’s out

can’t shake you off,

kind of karma is this?

It looks like I’ll only have some

alive.”

all eyes fixed on

deal. If Serana comes out of this

stay out of my life forever. We’ll

happens to you doesn’t

pressed into

that as an agreement.” Yasmine couldn’t bear to

any longer and moved to sit on the couch by

this count as

left the director’s office with

her nerves were still

her breath, her

crisis.

outside at the quickly darkening

here to resolve this once and

coming back.”

Bryson nodded.

sunset was still visible,

rain began to

a hint of concern, “Looks like

heavier.”

up from the couch, “I need

objected, “No way. The police are up there, you

any help.”

help?” Yasmine turned to

to get something from Ava. The rain’s getting worse,

to spend the

“I’ll fetch it.”

know she’d handed those bracelets over

annoyed enough as it was and

in the

She didn’t elaborate, instead focusing

told that guy to give that kid

a kid up the mountain, so it’ll buy some

bit,

course, if she has a bit of sense, or if you guys are

be alright

she might be scared

your team, so you

at the

quite grasp the

was nothing like a ten-year-old. From start

none of it

even when she was backing

flair.

he trust his

little too sharp for

the go-ahead, so you can’t

to check out the situation yourself? You could drop

are you worried you can’t keep me

lady, reverse psychology won’t work on

“Suit yourself.”

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