NovelEnglishThe bone-piercing cold of the ue was a constant reminder that it was not a world made for the living.
Bella and Justin stood in the shadowy doorway, allowing Ryan to see Yasmin for the last time.
Under a snow-white sheet, Yasmin's face was devoid of any color but still radiated a mesmerizing beauty.
She lay peacefully with her eyes closed, her lips curving slightly as if she were having a sweet dream, one that she would never
wake up from.
Ryan hung his head solemnly. The chill in the room was an invisible weight that threatened to overwhelm his already-burdened
spirit.
His throat tightened as he delicately traced the graceful curve of her lips with trembling fingertips.
He could not understand why she was smiling as she left this world.
She had been shot in the abdomen and had fallen from such a height. Her bones had been shattered. It was unbearable to try to
imagine the pain she went through.
Most girls feared pain. Was she in pain?
“You know... Your smile is so beautiful. Why didn’t | see you smile more often?” Ryan murmured, asking earnestly as if seeking an
answer from the person lying still in front of him.
“Yasmin, smile forone more time.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Stand outside the door again and wait fortoe home.”
“Call‘Mr. Hoffman’ one more time.”
Bella could no longer bear to watch any longer. She covered her face with both hands and leaned into Justin's embrace, crying
silently.
Justin held her trembling shoulders, and his chin rested on her head. His dry lips opened and closed, but no sound cout.
At that moment, footsteps approached from behind.
Ralph walked in with a sorrowful expression, holding a small box in his hand. The couple silently stepped aside, letting him pass.
“Ryan, please accept my condolences.”
Ralph stood behind the man’s solemn figure and whispered, “These are Yasmin’s belongings that I'veanized. Take them with
you when you leave later.”
Ryan felt as if all the blood in his body had frozen as he turned around slowly.
Other girls usually carried lipstick, face powder, and hair ties when they went out.
However, Yasmin did not carry anything other than her phone and a hidden dagger on her person—Ryan knew this was not for self-
defense but rather to protect him and Carrie.
Ryan lowered his swollen eyelids, and his lips trembled as he took out the blood-stained cross.
Its icy touch spread through his palm and flooded his lungs with excruciating pain. It stiffened his body.
He had given her the cross as a lucky charm to keep her safe. Yet, it wasn’t until this moment that he suddenly understood—
Yasmin was his lucky charm.
She had sacrificed herself to keep him and Carrie safe.
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The funeral arrangements for Logan and Yasmin, the turbulent stock price of the Hoffman Group, the stalled projects, and Zoe's
subsequent punishment—all these matters ccrashing down at once, but with the help of the Salvadors, everything was taken
care of smoothly.
Steven and lan, leading the PR departments of the KS Group and the Salvador Corporation, respectively, worked overnight to
thoroughly delete all online videos related to this tragedy.
Meanwhile, Bella and Justin did this to prevent themselves from seeing videos of Carrie's abuse on the inte.
Carrie had also woken up and gradually recovered from the mental shock.
However, they did not stop public opinion from brewing. This time, they wanted to unite the entire nation to punish those
irredeemably wicked people.
[I am a former classmate of Carrie from middle school! Zoe's group bullied Carrie throughout middle school. | was timid back then
and didn’t dare to stop their evil deeds. But today, | hope to speak up for Carrie. If needed, | can testify against Zoe and that
scumbag! They deserve the worst death!]
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm[I am also from that school. | can testify too!]
[In high school, Zoe was a bully who abused power! | once witnessed a girl accidentally stepping on her newly bought shoes and
getting slapped five or six times in a row!]
[Does Jason think he can get away with it?! Rape, illegal detention, intentional injury—these are multiple crimes that should be
punished together. He needs to face the music!]
[His own sonmitted such an outrageously immoral act, yet Mayor Solloway still wants to run for the election? He should be put
out to pasture, although that would be too kind to him!]
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