For months, her thoughts had been consumed by the desire to see Seraphina again, to confess her past mistakes in person.
When she bumped into Seraphina by chance that day, she knew that Seraphina was looking for her.
Such a coincidence was too convenient to be accidental, at least from Seraphina's perspective.
She knew how smart and resourceful Seraphina was.
But their paths crossed just like that.
It took her a lot of effort to come back to Sunburst City from Starhaven. If Bowen found out that Seraphina was looking for her, he might send her off to some unknown corner of the world, severing their paths forever.
But to her surprise, Bowen was unaware of what happened that night.
Those around her did not tell Bowen about her encounter with Seraphina.
They were betting that Seraphina didn't see her, that the incident wouldn't have any repercussions.
In truth, she wasn't sure whether Seraphina had seen her.
But she saw Seraphina, and that gave her hope.
She started refusing treatment, throwing all her medications down the toilet.
With no other option, they got her new medicine from the hospital and informed Bowen.
Bowen thought she was just emotionally unstable due to her illness. After giving her a sedative, he sent her to the hospital.
He dared not show up, knowing his presence would only agitate her further.
Lucky for her, and thanks to Seraphina's intelligence, they finally met at the hospital.
She had no other thoughts in mind, only the thing she had been contemplating for months - she had to tell Seraphina the truth, a truth that had been delayed for seven years, a truth that she couldn't postpone any longer.
She hesitated at the last moment, knowing that once she spilled the beans, it could mean the end of their friendship.
But she had to tell her, and she had to face up to the mistakes she had made.
However, she had overestimated herself.
When Seraphina declared that she would never forgive her, her world collapsed.
She had lost everything, and now, she was about to lose Seraphina too.
It was all her own doing, but she couldn't bear the consequences.
What hope was left for her life?
She was lost and confused, and on top of that, Bowen had to add salt to her wounds.
Bowen pulled out his phone and showed her a message he had just received.
"Do you see what this is?" he asked in a heavy voice, "Five million dollars, Seraphina paid you back."
Sandra stared at the message, her soul seemed to have been sucked out of her body.
Bowen sneered, "After all these years, did you ever give her this much? She's settling the score with you, down to the last cent. Isn't that a clear sign that she wants to cut ties with you?"
Tears streamed down Sandra's face, soaking her pillow.
"So, what expectations do you have for her now?" Bowen gently cleaned the tears from her eyes, "Sandra, you have no one left. You only have me, do you understand?"
Sandra slowly closed her eyes.
After a long while, she finally spoke, "I'd rather die—"
"Die?" Bowen grabbed her chin, "Because of you, I had to go against the Reynolds Group earlier than planned. Now, the Reynolds Group has bought most of the Smith Group's debts and is forcing the Smith Group into bankruptcy. I'll soon have nothing left, all because of you. Do you think I'll let you die?"
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