In the Alt Conglomerate's lush botanical garden, Ye Hua stood beside the unconscious Yue Chen, her foot resting lightly on Yue Chen's shoulder.
Sunlight filtered through the leaves, falling over the two women who had once been comrades. Everything around them seemed so peaceful, a stark contrast to the tension between them.
A cold smile crept onto Ye Hua's face. Her eyes were icy and fathomless as she studied the unconscious Yue Chen before her.
Ye Hua withdrew her foot and said softly, "Look at you now, Yue Chen. This is what you get for betraying Dragon City. Before you betrayed Dragon City, you had a good life. And now? You're just a pathetic wretch lying on the ground."
There was a barely perceptible trace of pity in her words, but far more mockery. "What did you think you were doing?"
Ye Hua paused, as though recalling something, then continued, "You know, Yue Chen, when I heard you might have betrayed us, I actually hesitated for a moment. But I soon realized the truth. I'd known it all along. Trust is so fragile. Once it breaks, it can never be repaired."
Yue Chen still gave no response. She simply lay there quietly, as though trapped deep in her own nightmare.
Ye Hua's smile faded, but her tone remained contemptuous. "Did you really think you could fool everyone? Yue Chen, no secret stays buried forever. You might fool them, but you can't fool me."
Her gaze settled on Yue Chen's face as she said coldly, "No matter how much they refuse to believe it, once I bring you before them and show them the evidence of your betrayal, they'll believe. I never thought the Swordbearer's methods for extracting classified intelligence would one day be used on one of our own."
Clap,