“You see, this is just how bad of a person I am. Isn’t it really awful to trample on your sincerity like that? So, do you

still need to apologize to me?”

Serana bit her lip, defiance etched across her face, but tears betrayed her, streaming down her cheeks. “I didn’t

mean to,” she whimpered.

“Yeah, I know. So you don’t have to beat yourself up over it,” Yasmine retorted, her voice was cold as steel, yet

somehow, it sounded almost like comfort.

But how could Yasmine offer comfort? That was simply impossible.

Yasmine hooked the corner of her lip up in a smirk, stepped back, and glanced at the crushed petals on the ground,

letting out a soft, mocking chuckle. “Still, you really should think about it. Sometimes, your guilt trips, they’re

nothing but a hassle for everyone else.”

In response to her words, Serana, amidst the sadness and grievance, felt more perplexed than anything else.d2

Yasmine’s impatience flickered across her eyes. Talking to Serana was like talking to a brick wall.

Boyd stepped closer, “Before you go around playing the blame game, maybe you should take a good, hard look at

yourself. People are scared of you, and avoid you. When something goes wrong, you’re the first suspect. Ever

wondered why?”

Yasmine’s gaze lifted from the trampled remnants to Boyd’s face, her eyes twinkling with mirth but not a trace of

warmth.

“Why indeed? Maybe because I fancy myself a lone wolf, too proud to see any flaws in myself,” She said, the smile

on her lips growing more pronounced. “And yeah, everyone’s afraid of me, they push me away, and when trouble

strikes, I’m the scapegoat. Sounds to me like it’s all my fault.”

Her words left Boyd realizing he’d misspoken. He pursed his lips, ready to try again.

“I’m just saying, it wouldn’t hurt to be aware of this stuff sooner rather than later. I’m worried if you keep this up—”

“Oh? And how long has this ‘condition’ of mine been around? If I needed a wake-up call, what were you doing

before? Why wait until today, when I’ve made your darling cry to enlighten me?”

She glanced at Serana with a cold sneer inside, “So, I guess I should be thanking Miss Serana here, huh? Without

her stepping into the line of fire, I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of your heartfelt concern and advice.”

As Yasmine stepped toward Serana, Boyd blocked her path. Yasmine paused, tilting her chin up to meet his gaze.

age, but

defensive, said, “Yasmine, you’re too cynical. Serana’s just a

enough to be her

“Can’t you stop being so aggressive?

but Serana is

you mean.” Yasmine interrupted, her

I’m pretty clear on

“Yasmine.”

do to your precious? You think I could take you in a fight? I know

limits.”

would never

for a moment, “Who knows? Maybe one

want to kill me.”

a deep breath, dispassionately broke

grab her

have the twisted pleasure of coming back just

Yasmine stood next to Boyd, her eyes shifting between him and

a moment, Yasmine forced

chance to kill me after all.” With those words, Yasmine

door.

room fell silent, and Bryson, standing at the entrance, waited respectfully for

back to reality and

to mention, today is Yasmine’s last day here at Angel’s Haven Orphanage. Let’s

with a family of her own. We hope she

productive member of

few teachers, no one else had realized what happened. The

care less, her slim figure passing through

exuding deference.

“Yasmine’s leaving?”

way she’s acting,

birthday, right? Was she waiting for us to finish celebrating

think about it. We wouldn’t

though. No more walking on eggshells around

more delicious

decide to leave because

“Uh. Not sure.”

at her

both of us if we do not see

to leave like that? You always said Boyd was the closest thing you had to

here. To leave under

backpack away without looking back. “I think he’ll be

more importantly, no one to

she watched her retreating figure. From start to

liked the inexplicable, cool,

about Yasmine,

be that kind of

frozen in place for what seemed like an eternity before it finally

the car door, watching as Yasmine got

a rage—or perhaps some other emotion—that he

before.

and cast him a

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