Chapter 825

At that moment, blood had painted Ashlyn's back bright red, making for a ghastly sight.

There was so much blood that it dripped down her clothes.

Her heart was seemingly encased in a bottomless abyss of ice, making her so cold that she shivered. With red-rimmed eyes, she murmured in a hoarse voice, “You know what, Howard? I've always regarded you as my brother. I never expected my brother to die in the end in a bid to save me.”

Then, she turned to Lucas. “He was the traitor, Lucas. He was the mole in Imperial Hotel.”

Ashlyn looked at the handsome man before her aggrievedly.

Snapping, she threw herself into Lucas' warm embrace.

“He has paid the corresponding price. You and Imperial Hotel both mattered to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have carried so many employees to the safety passage.”

Lucas patted her on the back gently, comforting her.

Rumble!

Out of the blue, a deafening rumble sounded from the roof above them.

Lucas lifted his eyes and glanced at the roof that was seconds from collapsing. “We need to leave immediately.”

A loud bang rang out as a piece of charred shingle grazed past Lucas' shoulder and smashed onto the ground hard.

he spun

that gigantic piece of shingle separated

“Howard!” Ashlyn cried out.

wanted to sprint over

entire building shook, on the verge of

her up.

him along, Lucas! Bring him with us!” Ashlyn gazed at him pleadingly. Clenching his jaw, Lucas was just about to leap over when a huge piece of crumbling

his path

started urging from the rescue helicopter outside the window, “Come on,

on! You'll die

at Howard's cold body with

her eyes, her

up, Lucas whirled around

building behind him crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of rubble. A great cloud of dust flew into the

out when he's already dead?” Ashlyn sat in the helicopter, gazing out at the

at dawn

everything that transpired

had to rest in peace forever, while others still had to forge

wreckage that was Imperial Hotel from

believe that righteousness will defeat evil

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