Gazing at Alfred's back, Lauren smiled bitterly.

She thought to herself, "What do you want me to do?

"I obviously almost died today, you saw it with your eyes. Why did you still say that I was pretending?

"It would be such a relief if I could just die today.

"Then I won't need to face him again."

Lauren just lay on the ground. She didn't have the strength to get up. The needle in her hand caused her to bleed. She tore off the tape and pulled the needle out.

The blood couldn't stop flowing down her back. The unsterilized cotton swab was pressed on the wound, but it...