Chapter 14 289 Vouchers Zachary recalled the recording he had heard when he took Jasmine to the wedding venue to take Nicole's punishment for her . " The last time , it was at home . The man was 58 years old , with a full beard and a brutish face . He pinned me down , pinned me in the bathroom , tore my dress apart , and from ... from behind ... " How much pain she must have been in at that time , forcing herself to tear open her own wounds in front of everyone . It was to the point that , later , when she was almost assaulted by some thugs , she nearly stabbed someone in a daze . This punishment was definitely not voluntary ; Nicole had forced her . He knew Nicole would things hard for Jasmine , but what could have made Jasmine at that time willing to tear open her wounds just to comply ? He picked up his phone and called someone he was close to in high school , asking what exactly happened that day " Actually , I've been struggling with whether I should tell you about this . That day , Nicole made Jasmine describe her most recent sexual encounter in public . At first , she refused , but after Nicole showed Jasmine a document , she started talking . " " After Jasmine finished , Nicole casually threw the document into the trash . Then she made Jasmine confess to 18 men , and everyone in the room went to watch the spectacle . I was curious , so I went to check the trash can . " " I saw that it was about the reason Jasmine went to prison , and a medical report showing she was in the late stages of cancer . I didn't know what to Chapter 14 1288 ( voucherg do , so I left . I've been struggling all this time about whether to tell you . Jasmine is just so pitiful ... " The classmate on the other end of the line kept talking , but Zachary could no longer hear anything . So it was like this , and yet he had treated her that way back then . At some point , the classmate on the other end quietly hung up the phone . Zachary felt as if everything around him had come to a standstill . His mind went completely blank , as if he had been struck hard by a heavy hammer . His lips began to tremble violently ; he wanted to say something , but could only let out a painful and desperate howl . He was in a dimly lit room , clutching his phone tightly in his hand . The files on his phone told the story of the pain and torment Jasmine had endured alone over the years . The experiences she had buried deep in her heart were like sharp blades , stabbing straight into Zachary's heart . His breathing became rapid and heavy , and his body began to tremble uncontrollably . His eyes stared blankly , unfocused , as tears welled up and then streamed down his cheeks , flowing freely as he lost all sense of the outside world , trapped in his emotions and unable to escape . He tried to steady himself , but felt his whole body go weak , as if he had lost the support of his bones . It felt as if countless needles were stabbing into his heart , the pain unbearable . He felt like an orphan abandoned by the world , helpless and in despair . Everything around him became blurry , and all he could hear was the sound of his own heart breaking . Chapter 14 288 Wouchers Images of Jasmine's smile from their college days and the happy times mind like a slideshow , they had spent together kept flashing through his and the happy times each memory like a sharp knife cutting into his heart .. Everything was so quiet that only the buzzing in his ears remained . Gradually , he could no longer bear the pain , his consciousness began to blur , and everything went black as he fainted in endless agony . Outside , the rain was falling steadily , tapping crisply against the window . When Zachary woke up , he sat dazed in the corner of the room . His mood was as gloomy and heavy as the gray weather outside . His heart was filled with guilt and regret . 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