Chapter 0351
Nicholas’s eyes were bloodshot. Jasmine’s smug expression only fueled his rage. His gaze turned wild, showing a terrifying and violent fury.
“Just kill me. I don’t understand. I tried so hard to please everyone, but I still can’t earn any sincerity.”
“You think I won’t?” Nicholas tightened his grip around her throat, staring at her as if she were already dead.
In her final moments, Jasmine laughed defiantly. “Go ahead. I’ll join Ariana on the road to the underworld. I actually liked her, you know? Without you, maybe we could’ve been friends.”
“You don’t deserve her!” Nicholas’s voice was filled with unwavering resolve. “And Ariana won’t die!”
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At that moment, the word “escape” echoed in my mind. If I chose to leave, go abroad perhaps, would I finally gain the freedom I had always longed for?
Nicholas lifted Jasmine by the throat. I did not doubt that, at the next second, he would slam her head into the ground like a ragdoll. But he couldn’t do that. He couldn’t take her life.
“Nicholas!” I finally managed to shout.
Nicholas snapped back to reality and turned sharply to see me standing behind him. Without hesitation, he threw Jasmine to the ground like trash.
He stood up but didn’t immediately walk toward me. Instead, he froze in place, too shocked to move even an inch.
We both looked disheveled. His once sleek black suit was now coated in ash. His face and hair were covered in soot, and his hands were drenched in blood. It was impossible to believe that this was the same man who had appeared on TV just moments ago.
I was no better. My arm throbbed so badly it had gone numb
At that moment, the blazing car behind us became a mère backdrop to the silent battle between us.
Jasmine spat out a mouthful of blood. “Ariana… she’s not dead?”
His hands cradled my face, and his lips gently brushed against my forehead and nose, before finally landing a heavy kiss on my lips. The taste of blood filled the air.
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