The rooftop was cold.

Trembling with fear and overwhelmed by the immense pressure and terror, Taylor shook like a leaf as he held the gun.

He had not released the safety, worried that he might misfire the gun by accident.

Even now, with no other way to escape, he had never intended to take Yvonne's life. Even if there was only a slim chance, he still wanted to take Yvonne with him.

Taylor knew that everyone looked out for themselves in times of great danger.

Christopher had long ceased to care about him and would probably betray him when the time came. Taylor was prepared for this. He was confident that his intelligence and cunning traits would be enough to help him escape and disappear.

He had ended up here solely for Yvonne.

Taylor wanted to give the woman he loved a wedding and a beautiful beginning. He believed that even a rat from the gutter could also long for a moment in the sunlight.

He wanted Yvonne to live. He needed her to live. Otherwise, everything he had sacrificed until now would be meaningless.

Suddenly, Yvonne burst into laughter, her eyes bloodshot and wild.

"Yvonne, what are

But you're just a fool driven by lust. You're too stupid to realize I was using you all along. I hate you, Taylor. I hate you so much. You think you saved me? Do you think I agreed to marry you because

blood freeze before rushing to his head and pounding

That can't be...

love him. He knew she was not even close to liking him. But if she was willing to marry and leave with him, she should not have hated him

to capture it. Oscar was not only my comrade, he was also my only hope for

burning with anger. "Oscar sacrificed his life for that evidence. In his final moments, he sent it to me through Morse code. He told me that

away, his gaze

fiercely. It took everything in

was an illusion. It was nothing more than a

was so shallow, so pale, so

earth every day. She sacrificed herself over and over, bore humiliation, and

save his beloved from her torment. He could not even pull her

useless.

to gain your trust, so that you'll completely drop your guard around me. You hid all the evidence of Christopher's heinous crimes in that cross around your neck. It's all concealed right next to your heart. That night, when I seduced you and invited you to share a

snakes. The lighthouse of hope and faith he had desperately built in his heart

completely lost control. His tears poured down like rain, blurring his

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