Carrie and Yasmin walked to the venue's entrance. However, the student council members and security guards stopped them on their way.

"Sorry, you can't enter without a valid student ID."

Due to the previous incident, the academy had heightened security measures, especially for large events like this, making it hard to enter the campus.

After security denied Yasmin's entry, she looked troubled.

In any other place, she could have easily confronted those blocking her way. However, she could not do that at the academy, as she did not want to cause trouble for Carrie and make her daily school life uncomfortable.

"Yasmin, I'll be fine."

Carrie gently squeezed Yasmin's calloused hand. "If you're still worried about me, you can wait right here. You can rush in to protect me if you're here, right?"

Reluctantly, Yasmin agreed, "Alright, I'll stay here. If you feel unwell, text me right away."

Carrie nodded obediently and followed the crowd into the hall.

Once the event began, the doors closed.

avoided the front seats and found a spot in the back

seeing the black piano on stage, her heart clenched,

buried the shadows that haunted her entire student life-started to

anniversary event was about to start, the

chatter

her eyes, hesitant

a

heels approached from behind,

kept her eyes down but

a

teasing sliced through Carrie's throat like a sharp blade, instantly halting her

through her. Her shoulders trembled with

curled into a smile with a cold sneer. "Well; after all, we used to be classmate's. If you end up marrying my brother, I'll be your sister-in-law. So,

as she tightly

recalled Yasmin's words but hesitated to text

complicate things for Yasmin, and Carrie did not want to embarrass her. "What

slender fingers lightly tapping on her knee, playing an

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