All Chapters of Under the Blazing Sun, You Regretted Too Late: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The temperature had climbed past 50°C, the scorching heat beating relentlessly down on the ground.The roar of the off-road vehicle grew fainter as it drove farther away.Even from where I lay, I could hear everything happening inside the vehicle.“This air conditioning feels amazing.”“Claire, I’m a little cold.”I heard the rustling of fabric.Claire’s voice immediately softened.“Put on my jacket. I don’t want you to catch a cold.“Have some ice-cold water to cool down. Drink slowly. Don’t choke.”I was being scorched by the sun on the other end of the radio.Meanwhile, her male best friend was drinking ice-cold water and enjoying her every bit of tender care.The sight—or rather, the thought of it—gave me a surge of anger and somehow helped me muster enough strength to crawl toward my backpack.Meanwhile, Alex’s voice came through the radio again.“Claire, Daniel is out there all by himself. Are you sure nothing will happen to him?“The sun is brutal today, and he has

The sun finally sank below the horizon.The campfire was lit, casting a warm glow over the campsite.Alex pulled out his phone and took a picture of Claire from behind as she busied herself around the camp.Floating in midair, I clearly saw the post he uploaded to social media.[Some people think leaving is the only way to prove how important they are.][They don’t realize that the people who truly care about you would ache even at the slightest frown on your face.][Grateful to have you. Our desert expedition has come to a successful end.]Within a minute, a long row of likes appeared beneath the post.They were all from members of the Raptor Expedition Team.“Alex and Claire really are on the same wavelength!”“Claire deserves so much better than a jealous boyfriend.”“Daniel is probably sitting in some hotel right now, staring at this post and jumping up and down in anger. Ha-ha…”Claire walked over carrying a plate of grilled lamb skewers.She glanced at her watch, her

No matter how many times they tagged me, my profile picture remained gray and inactive.The next day, Claire could no longer stand it. She went straight to the apartment I had been renting.But there was no sign that I had been back.“Are you hiding? Do you think moving somewhere else will make me worry about you more? Dream on!”As if venting her anger, she stuffed all my belongings into garbage bags and threw them into the dumpster at the end of the hallway.Then she took out her phone and sent Alex a voice message.“Alex, are you ready? I’ll pick you up in a bit and take you to the city hospital for a full checkup.”Meanwhile, deep in the Mojave Desert, a national geological survey team was conducting routine soil sampling.Suddenly, one of their detectors began beeping.“Captain! We’ve found something!”Half an hour later, local police officers and a forensic examiner quickly arrived at the scene.After a thorough examination, the forensic examiner announced the findings

I floated above them, watching their remorse with a blank expression.After hearing what had happened, the coroner added coldly, “The deceased suffered severe heatstroke from prolonged exposure to extreme temperatures.“If he had been given electrolytes in time or taken to a hospital sooner, he wouldn’t have died.”The moment Claire heard the word “electrolytes,” her eyes locked onto Alex, who was hiding just outside the door.That afternoon, the only bottle of electrolyte water the entire team had belonged to me.Alex had claimed he was dizzy and nauseous.Without hesitation, Claire had taken the bottle from me and handed it to him.The moment Alex met Claire’s gaze, he stumbled backward in fear.“Claire, don’t look at me like that…“I didn’t know Daniel was that sick!“And I was suffering from heat exhaustion too. My foot was injured…”Just then, a nurse walked over with a medical chart.“Which one of you is Alex Sterling?”Alex nervously raised his hand.“That’s me.”

The police investigation results were announced soon after.Although the circumstances in the desert did not meet the legal definition of direct murder, Claire Whitmore, as the expedition leader, was found to have committed gross negligence and abandonment.Worse, she had knowingly concealed the severity of my condition from the rescue team despite knowing that my life was in danger.She faced not only prison time but also substantial civil damages.In court, Claire had become so thin that she was almost unrecognizable.She kept her head lowered throughout the entire proceedings and never offered a single word in her own defense.When the judge announced her sentence, she collapsed to her knees and sobbed uncontrollably.Alex Sterling was also prosecuted.The court determined that he had deliberately misled the others and improperly diverted emergency resources during the incident.He was likewise ordered to pay substantial damages.Outside the courthouse, Claire’s parents an