Chapter 0339
Chapter 0339
At the critical moment, Allen struck Charlotte with a precise chop to the back of her neck.
Earlier, when he and Riley noticed Ruby returning halfway, they had contemplated going back themselves. It was Riley who suggested waiting to see how things unfolded.
Fortunately, he followed her advice; otherwise, they wouldn’t have had the chance to take Charlotte by surprise.
Allen didn’t hold back. The force of his strike made Charlotte dizzy, but even as she staggered, she managed to press the detonation switch.
Riley rushed to stop her, but it was too late.
The switch had been activated, and, to their horror, pressing it again only decreased the timer by two seconds. After two failed attempts, Riley dared not touch it again.
“What now?” Riley’s voice trembled with urgency.
Allen’s frustration mirrored hers. “Damn it, Charlotte! How could someone be this
twisted?”
The reinforced steel walls around them were impenetrable, and every attempt to pry them open proved futile. Time was ticking away, and the seconds felt like a vice tightening
around their hearts.
“We’re too far from the city,” Riley said, panic creeping into her voice. “There’s no way reinforcements will make it in time.” Her eyes glistened with unshed tears. “The boss is in there! She must be panicking too!”
Inside the cage, Suzy wasn’t panicking for herself but for Ruby, who had fainted in a fit of rage. Overwhelmed by Charlotte’s betrayal, Ruby’s emotions had boiled over, and she’d lost consciousness.
Suzy had already tried everything she could, even using pressure point therapy to stabilize Ruby, but she still hadn’t regained consciousness.
“Ruby, it’s not worth getting worked up over someone like Charlotte,” Suzy muttered. Her words weren’t just for Ruby but also for herself
The sting of betrayal cut deep. Charlotte had been someone they both deeply cared for, yet she had deceived them at every turn.
The more you care about someone, the harder it is to accept their lies.
Suzy still felt as though she were trapped in a nightmare she desperately wanted to wake from.
But the brutal reality made it clear that this was no dream. Everything that had happened
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was real.
She called Ruby’s name several times before Ruby finally stirred, her face pale and filled with regret. “Miss Frost, after the way I treated you just now, I can’t believe you still chose to save me. I’m so sorry…‘
The remorse in Ruby’s voice was palpable. Whether it was aiding Charlotte’s lies or trying to save her, Ruby regretted it all.
“No matter what, she’s still my sister,” Ruby said, her voice trembling with emotion. “I couldn’t just stand by and watch her die in front of me. I thought… I thought she still had some shred of humanity left. But I was wrong…
She clutched her chest as if the pain there was physical, her tears flowing freely. “I thought there was still a bond between us as siblings, but it turns out she never cared for me at all.”
Suzy’s own heart ached at Ruby’s words. “In this world, it seems the only person she’s ever truly cared about is herself.”
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