After saying that, I quietly looked at him.Bastian stared at me dead-on, as if trying to find even the slightest trace of a lie on my calm face.But there was none.On my face, there was only frankness."Good... good. So everything I did was for nothing..." He suddenly started laughing lowly. His laugh was hoarse, pulling at his abdominal wounds, causing him to cough violently. He coughed like it was tearing his heart and lungs apart, his face turning bright red.I watched quietly, making no move to approach him.Finally, his coughing stopped. When he looked up again, he said:"If that's the case,""You can go."My heart gave an imperceptible skip.I didn't hesitate. I turned and walked toward the door, step by step."Wait."His voice sounded behind me."Davina," he looked at my back, his voice terribly hoarse, "in this vial is the newest neurotoxin from the black market."I saw him fumble for something under his pillow and place it on the nightstand with a soft click."There is no an
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