“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.

were the same age, but

you’re too cynical. Serana’s

old enough to

deep breath, struggling for calm. “Can’t you stop being so aggressive? I get that

lot, but Serana

not as cunning, you mean.” Yasmine interrupted, her

clear on

“Yasmine.”

could I possibly do to your precious? You think I could take you

limits.”

would never

him quietly for a moment, “Who knows? Maybe one day,

want to kill me.”

just took a deep breath, dispassionately

grab her

the twisted pleasure of coming back just to torment

backpack over one shoulder, Yasmine stood next to Boyd, her eyes shifting between

moment, Yasmine forced

get the chance to kill me after

door.

Bryson, standing at the entrance, waited

to snap back to reality and hastily

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

starts a new life with a family of her own. We hope

member of

no one else had realized what happened. The sparse applause

care less, her slim figure passing through the doorway with Bryson

exuding deference.

“Yasmine’s leaving?”

the way she’s acting, it

she waiting for

think about it.

though. No more walking on eggshells around

no more delicious cake

leave because she’s upset, or

“Uh. Not sure.”

her backpack. “Yasmine, will I

best for both of us if we do not see each other

leave like that? You always said Boyd

leave under these

looking back. “I

more importantly, no one to pick

she watched her retreating figure. From start

cool, and

she admired everything about Yasmine, or more precisely,

that

seemed like an

the car door,

voice rang out, tinged with a rage—or perhaps some other

before.

her seatbelt and cast

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