MasukRazen stood as well, nodded at Quentin, and raised his glass.
“We’re all friends. There’s no need to be so formal with each other. We’ll have plenty of time to meet in the future. It’s not like we’ll never see each other again. Although, by then, you two might be so wrapped up in married life that you won’t even remember the rest of us.”
“How could I forget you? I could forget anyone else, but never you. Don’t worry.&rd
The Laurent family's downfall became the country's biggest story within twenty-four hours. Every major news outlet was covering the five-year-old hit-and-run, while social media was flooded with discussions about how the case had been manipulated for so long. What had once been treated as a criminal case against Vessara had now become a public reckoning, and the deeper investigators dug, the uglier the truth became.The Laurent family had not merely concealed Selena's involvement. They had deliberately worked to destroy Vessara's reputation, pressuring witnesses, making evidence disappear, and altering statements until the public was convinced that Vessara was responsible. Now, every one of those lies was being exposed.Martin Laurent tried to maintain control of the situation, but there was little he could do. His wife, meanwhile, spent most of her time trying to defend Selena and insisting that her daughter should not be sent to prison. By the third
Razen stood as well, nodded at Quentin, and raised his glass.“We’re all friends. There’s no need to be so formal with each other. We’ll have plenty of time to meet in the future. It’s not like we’ll never see each other again. Although, by then, you two might be so wrapped up in married life that you won’t even remember the rest of us.”“How could I forget you? I could forget anyone else, but never you. Don’t worry.”The smile Christina had maintained on her face grew even brighter.She looked up at Razen, and for the first time, she suddenly felt that the thing she had spent so long chasing might not have been as important as she once thought.Liking someone had never been a one-sided matter. It also involved the person being loved. Before, she had simply thought about it all too lightly.But now, everything had changed for the better. She would stay by Quentin’s side
Razen glanced casually at Quentin beside him, only to see him shrink back slightly, clearly trying to avoid the subject. Apparently, Quentin had realized just how badly he had messed up.Razen didn't press him any further. He simply nodded at Quentin before saying, “All right. Let's go back inside in a moment. Don't give people the wrong idea.”Quentin twitched the corner of his mouth.He was already in this state. What more could anyone possibly misunderstand?But seeing that Razen clearly had no intention of entertaining him, Quentin wasn't about to embarrass himself any further.He pursed his lips and followed Razen back inside.Back in the private room, Harith was still staring at Vessara without blinking, a hint of amusement in his eyes.Vessara was curious about why Harith was paying so much attention to her, but she certainly wasn't naive enough to assume he was simply attracted to her appearance.There had t
Vessara followed the sound and looked over, only to meet Quentin's unusually excited face.She tugged at the corner of her mouth.How had she never noticed before that Quentin smiled this much?Then again, whenever he was around her, he was always wearing a long face, as if someone had just cheated him out of several million dollars.While Vessara was thinking about this, Quentin had already walked over to them.He looked at Vessara, then suddenly smiled again and extended his hand.“I wasn't right about what happened before. Since I'm leaving soon, I thought about it and realized I still owed you an apology. So I'm making it up to you now. You don't mind, do you?”“Of course not.”Vessara smiled as well and reached out to shake his hand briefly before quickly pulling it back.She wasn't about to keep holding hands with Quentin.Just because she was willing to make peace with him now didn't
Emilia followed behind Vessara with a completely bewildered expression. Her eyes were filled with confusion, and she still had no idea what had just happened.She simply followed Vessara's lead, instinctively moving a little closer.Thinking Vessara was about to tell her some secret, Emilia was practically buzzing with excitement. But the moment she leaned closer, Vessara seriously said,“Emilia, listen to me. You're still young. Don't let yourself get any ideas you shouldn't have.”“What? What did I even do? I haven't done anything!”Emilia immediately got angry, glaring at Vessara indignantly.She couldn't understand why, no matter what she did, everyone always seemed to assume she was up to something bad.If she'd known Vessara was going to lecture her like this, she would have rather Vessara never come looking for her in the first place.Seeing Emilia's strong reaction, Vessara immediately realized t
Vessara took a deep breath and finally managed to suppress the urge to march over and beat Razen senseless. Even so, she still felt a knot in her chest that refused to go away.After a few seconds of silence, she finally spoke with a hint of resentment in her voice.“Next time something happens, can you at least tell me beforehand? Do you have any idea how many times I called you? I couldn’t reach you no matter what I tried. I thought something had happened to you. And this place is in the middle of nowhere. How was I supposed to find you?”Razen lowered his head like a child being scolded by his teacher, quietly accepting every word.But instead of feeling annoyed, he actually felt warm inside.There was a saying: when you care about someone, it’s easy to lose your composure.The reason Vessara was being so harsh with him was obviously because she cared too much about him.The more he thought about it, the har







