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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.
drunk driving that day. It
Thud!
onto the back of her hand heavily,
the intense
eyes on Zachary, whose leather-clad shoe was pressing down on her left hand.
deep breath, she said in a hoarse voice. “Did you ever
being with you” Zachary’s words were
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was she who caused the accident that took my sister’s life.” Yvette’s voice echoed.
the next instant, Rosalie heard him
eyes to the present, realizing she had been dreaming about the events that unfolded
covered in calluses. After three years of incarceration, her
had regrown, her hand still bore the remnants of the
healing over time but not flawlessly. The joints appeared slightly misaligned, impeding
it was cold and damp, the discomfort in her
she yearned to
of Melanie Hamilton. Melanie wasn’t just the eldest daughter of the Hamilton family; she was also the fiancée
Strico.
by her own family. Ultimately, she received a three-year prison
to her feet, retrieving a cleaning tool
face. Beneath her eyes rested a captivating nose
a cursory glance, one might assume she had recently graduated from college. However, the youthful vigor that should have animated her eyes was notably absent,
she was assigned to the night shift. Having dozed off at the Environment and
preparing 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
coursed through Rosalie’s body, prompting her to hastily depart from
Yvette were like aching wounds etched into the very
distinctly cold. Holding a broom, Rosalie diligently swept the road. The bones in her hands throbbed in response to the frigid
sanitary worker like her, even
a Ferrari unexpectedly pulled to a
woman emerged from the vehicle. Pallor swept over Rosalie’s face as she recognized the
was a scion who used to harass her during her time with Zachary and even earned
Ms. Leighton? What brings you to road sweeping?” Timothy Sanders inquired with a knowing
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by his side giggled,
Ms. Leighton. She used to be Mr. Zachary Xanthos girlfriend!” Timothy remarked, casting Rosalie a suggestive
Hamilton. How about you spend the night with me? What
about to allow him to have his way with her. She struggled to evade the man’s grasp, but Timothy seized her arm and
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.
dashed to the
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