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A thin and frail woman with bloodstained hands was pressed forcefully onto the ground.

“The former best newcomer lawyer has turned into an incompetent.” A cold and malevolent voice sounded above Rosalie Leighton’s head.

Struggling, she raised her head, her gaze locking onto the attractive face before her. It was hard to fathom that the popular celebrity from the entertainment circle, someone who appeared so innocent to others, could be harboring such ruthlessness.

“Yvette, why?” Rosalie asked in a trembling voice.

“You took my sister’s life How can you even ask why Yvette Hamilton’s sneer conveyed a chilling edge, her eyes brimming

with malefic darkness.

“It wasn’t me. I’m innocent Rosalie managed to utter amidst her difficulty, her head shaking in persistent dental, trying to straighten herself up, her gaze unwaveringly fixed on the man standing beside Yvette.

He was none other than Rosalie’s ex-boyfriend. The man who had once vowed to protect her eternally

In the past, even a minor injury to her finger would cause him to worry for hours. Yet now, he merely stood there, a passive observer of her torment

“Z-Zachary.” Rosalie s cry was infused with nearly every ounce of her remaining strength. “Please. I beg you believe me.

He still wore the same suit and leather shoes as before, but as he fixed his dark eyes upon her, they held nothing but a haze of coldness

“Zachary, you’re not feeling sorry for this woman, are you! She’s the one who took my sister’s life! Everything Im doing is to

my sister can rest in peace”

Yvette held the man’s armi mi

at him

tely. Her malicious expression

sformed into a sort of pitiable charm when she looked

“She brought this upon herself Sympathy isn’t warranted Zachary Xanthos responded softly, his fingers tenderly brushing through Yvettes meticulously styled hair “You can do whatever you want.

Rosalie’s eyes widened all of a sudden as the mused. “I brought this upon myself? Ha“

The man who had once cherished Rosalie now reduced her anguish to this dismissive remark.

Drawing on an unfamiliar well of strength, she broke free from the constraining hold of the person pinning her down. She struggled and crawled forward, determined to get closer to the man.

“Zachary, I don’t know what happened in that car accident. I wasn’t drunk driving that day. It was Melanie’s car…. that crashed into mine.

Thud!

descended onto the back of her hand heavily, sending waves of piercing pain through

the intense ache in Rosalie’s heart at that very moment.

was pressing down on her left hand. The realization that he could be so heartless left her in disbelief

she said in a hoarse voice. “Did you

being with you” Zachary’s words were delivered in a tone as

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her hands. It was she who caused the accident

instant, Rosalie heard

had been dreaming

now covered in calluses. After three years of incarceration,

nails on her ten fingers had regrown, her hand still bore the

flawlessly.

cold and damp, the discomfort in her fingers was

so excruciating that she yearned to sever her hands just to escape

was accused of drunk driving, resulting in the accident that caused the death of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t just the eldest

Strico.

aside by her own family. Ultimately, she received

her feet, retrieving a

upon her delicate face. Beneath her eyes rested a captivating nose and lips tinted with a delicate shade of pink. Her lengthy

had recently graduated from college. However, the youthful vigor that should have animated her eyes was notably absent,

day, she was assigned to the night shift. Having dozed off at the

to depart, a colleague engrossed in her phone caught Rosalie’s attention. “Huh? Zachary and Yvette are getting engaged. Yvette is truly fortunate to be both a renowned celebrity and an esteemed lady. And

tremor coursed through Rosalie’s body, prompting her to

were like aching wounds etched into the very core

distinctly cold. Holding a broom, Rosalie diligently swept the road. The bones in her hands throbbed in response

worker like her, even accessing painkillers

a Ferrari unexpectedly pulled to a stop

woman emerged from the vehicle. Pallor swept over Rosalie’s

used to harass her during her time with Zachary and even earned

road sweeping?” Timothy Sanders inquired with a knowing glint

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woman by his side giggled, “She’s a

Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy remarked, casting

get engaged to Ms. Yvette Hamilton. How about you spend the night with me? What I can provide

him to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the man’s grasp, but Timothy seized her arm

to touch her, Rosalie raised her foot and kicked at Timothy, taking advantage of

relent. He jumped into his Ferrari and began to chase after Rosalie.

the other side of the road.

in this area, it was hauntingly deserted. Not

there was no one

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