Sylvia's POV:

The fire that was consuming Noreen intensified. It soon engulfed her body, leaving only her head unscathed.

Noreen let out a painful yell. The blood that splattered across her face gave her a frightening appearance.

"Sylvia, please spare my life. I promise I will stay away from you from now on. I won't get involved in your life any more. If you keep me alive, I will do whatever you say. Just please spare me this time." Tears streamed down Noreen's face as she now finally tasted fear.

But her words didn't soften my heart. Instead, I looked at her coldly without saying a word or moving half a step, allowing her to be devoured by the flames.

Noreen crawled on the ground, grabbed the hem of my trousers, and begged, "Pull out the dagger! Please, Sylvia. I'm your only family left in the world! For the sake of your mother, please save me!"

die a horrible death, Sylvia! I will make sure of that!" Noreen's eyeballs sprang out

not to get choked by the thick smoke. When the fire burned Noreen, a strange smell

the soaring flames, I was actually not very relaxed. Perhaps now that the

me to do now?" Laura

head and

to see Rufus one last time?" "No, otherwise I wouldn't have the courage to leave. Now that we've come to this point, we need to put a closure to everything." I pretended to smile with relief, but deep down, my heart was breaking

out, turning her into a horribly charred corpse. She still had the dagger stuck in her chest, but it wasn't scorched down. Instead, the sheen on the blade was even brighter. When Laura turned at the burned remains of Noreen, she nearly threw up. The odor emanating

the gardenia-flavored balm out of my pocket and handed it to Laura. "You will feel

took it and asked in surprise, "You like gardenia? I remember Leonard used to like it too." "Yes, I've grown fond of it lately. I feel as if he is still around whenever I catch a whiff of gardenia," I said, lowering my eyes

and wrapped her hands around

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