Jilted Heiress Strikes Back のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 201 - チャプター 208

Unknowingly, two lines of tears streamed down Ian’s face. Even as tears fell from his eyes, he still refused to give up. He said, choking on emotion, “Even if it’s like this… it still… it still can’t be right, can it? If we leave, what happens to these people? They’ll… they’ll just die… we can’t… I can’t do that. I really… I’d regret it for the rest of my life…”He had never been this disheveled before.But right now, he couldn’t care less about appearances. By the end of his words, he could no longer speak. He clutched his head in both hands, pulling at his hair in frustration.Beyond that, he didn’t know what else he could do.Briar let out a snort, his voice weary. “Do you really want me to spell it out for you? Fine, I’ll say it—there’s one last evacuation opportunity in an hour. If you don’t leave by then, you’re stuck here for good. Got it? That’s all I can do now.”Ian suddenly lifted his tear-streaked face and looked intently at Raina. His voice stammered as he said, “No… I’m

Raina didn’t want to respond. She kept staring blankly at the sky. She had never felt so exhausted—so utterly, soul-deep weary. From the depths of her heart, she suddenly felt that she never wanted to meddle in anything again. Never wanted to step forward again. Never wanted to play the hero ever again.The faint white glow on the phone screen dimmed—but then lit up again almost immediately.Ian had already wiped away his tears. “Answer it,” he said. “What if it’s something urgent…”But everyone knew in their hearts—at this point, what could possibly still count as urgent?People had started to lose faith in them. The once-fervent, worshipful gazes had turned dull, even hostile. Disbelief and resentment had taken their place.Everyone was just trying to survive. Life itself was a constant battle—who had time to wait around for a miracle that not even the miracle workers could promise?Raina glanced down. The call was from an unknown number. She hesitated, but still picked up. “Hello?”

Raina glanced at him through the rearview mirror. Though she didn’t want to shatter Ian’s hope, the truth was—they no longer had the luxury of retreat.She said, “You know it too, Ian. There’s no going back for us.”Ian tried to respond, but not a word came out. After a long pause, he finally whispered, “Why… why did it turn out like this? I really don’t understand. We were doing the right thing. So why… why did it all end up like this? Raina, did we… did we make a mistake from the start? Maybe… maybe we never should’ve gotten involved… maybe…”But deep down, both he and Raina knew—there was no ‘maybe.’Even if they made it out alive, this place would haunt them for the rest of their lives.The driver suddenly spoke: ‘If I could get you out of here, would you take that chance?’Ian froze, blinking blankly. “W-What did you say? You can get us out? Is that real? Didn’t Briar say the last chance to leave was already gone? Are you lying?”The man replied, “I’m not lying. But whether you g

However, that knife never struck Raina.Someone stepped in front of her at the last second. The blade pierced into his flesh, blood gushing out, but he still shoved the attacker away with force, tore the knife from his own body, and flung it to the ground.He stood with his back to Raina, as if the stab didn’t hurt at all, and shouted, “If it weren’t for her, do you think any of you would still be alive right now? That so-called expert team never even intended to stay. This time, you’ve all gone too far.”There were.There were people who saw her efforts, who saw everything she'd done.Raina's pupils shrank into two tiny pinpoints. She opened her mouth, trying to speak, but no words came out. Unknowingly, tears streamed silently down her face.In the flood of tears, she laughed and cried at the same time, unable to stop. She had held back for too long—days of humiliation, frustration, and suffocating helplessness, all erupting in this single moment.“I—I think… this man is right,” a s