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?”

anger, clearly more affected by

forehead from

right now how to truly, completely shake you two off

blood dripping down

warmth.

for a moment, and the director finally

not the time for arguing. Boyd needs to attend to

forehead.”

won’t die.” Yasmine cut in sharply, maintaining

Serana really

Seems like

you off, can

of karma is this? Even if

in peace because of her. It looks like I’ll only have some peace if she

alive.”

silent, all eyes

let’s make a deal. If Serana comes

she – better stay out of my life

to you doesn’t concern me one

lips were pressed into a

as an agreement.”

sit on the

count as Boyd

a glance and left the director’s office with

cold, and her nerves were still on

under her breath, her first ever encounter with such

crisis.

Bryson glanced outside at the quickly darkening

here to resolve

coming back.”

Bryson nodded.

was still visible, but

rain began to

outside with a hint of concern, “Looks like the rain’s going to

heavier.”

stood up from the couch, “I need to go up the

“No way. The police are up there, you

any help.”

I was going to help?” Yasmine turned to the director

from

spend

“I’ll fetch it.”

handed those bracelets over to someone else,

a fit. She was annoyed enough as

nagging in

elaborate, instead

stop her. “I told that guy to give that kid a

kid up

a bit, but there shouldn’t

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

should be alright

she might be scared out of

your team,

speechless. Staring at the girl who barely reached his

quite grasp the

a ten-year-old. From

none of it resembled

even when she was backing down, she

flair.

trust his

girl was a little too

go-ahead, so you can’t go

out the situation

way. Or are you worried you can’t keep me

lady, reverse psychology won’t work on

“Suit yourself.”

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