Chapter 751

If Thomas hadn’t made the desperate choice to ram the pursuing vehicles, the assassins would have kept coming. There was no other exit, no other path to freedom. The situation would only have escalated, growing more perilous by the second.

In that moment, Sharon couldn’t help but feel a cold spike of awe at the sheer, terrifying sharpness of Thomas’s instincts.

Just then, the doors to the emergency room finally swung open.

The unconscious Thomas lay perfectly still on the gurney, while a faint, ghostly glimmer flickered deep within Xavier’s eyes.

When Thomas finally woke, the television in the ward was broadcasting the news. The sound of a woman sobbing spilled from the screen.

“My name is Abigail Lawson,” the woman sobbed. “I was supposed to be Sharon’s partner for the ensemble performance. I don’t know what I did to offend her, why she would abandon me without a single word and not show up for the competition.

“I know my ability isn’t the best. I knew it would be difficult for us to achieve a high ranking. But… I wasn’t willing to give up without trying. Even if we lost, even if I was

eliminated, I could have accepted that. But to be defeated like this, before I even had a chance to compete… I just can’t accept it.”

A reporter asked, “Did the organizers give any reason for Sharon’s absence from the competition?”

her. I think… perhaps during rehearsals, I

want to partner with someone

reporter snapped angrily, “Talent is no excuse for arrogance! For someone

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to win first place is an insult to every other competitor here. And if she’s meant to represent our country internationally, she’ll become a national embarrassment! The organizers have a duty

knock sounded at the

urgent. “Sharon, it’s worse than we thought. Abigail is using you to launch her own publicity campaign. She didn’t just give interviews to every major outlet-she’s playing the ultimate victim online, spinning lies that

The implication is perfectly clear: winning or

to say more when Sharon

the still-unconscious

to

lowered her voice. “The public opinion online is turning against you. Even though I’ve already released a statement clarifying that you

paused, her expression bitter. “They’re saying they’ll only believe you’re truly hurt if you withdraw from

a cold, disdainful laugh. “Their intention couldn’t be more transparent-they

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