Chapter 23 Today , while shopping , Zachary couldn't shake off a sense of unease . It was just like the day Jasmine had her car accident - his heart was racing uncontrollably . He took out his phone and called Jasmine . " Sorry , the number you dialed is powered off ... " The automated voice from the phone confirmed Zachary's anxiety . He immediately turned around and rushed home . He ran countless red lights on the way , and when he arrived home , he didn't even bother to turn off the engine before abandoning the car and dashing into the house . The house was empty . He searched every room in the villa , but Jasmine was nowhere to be found . His panic was once again confirmed . On the coffee table in the living room lay Jasmine's phone and a letter Zachary slowly opened it . " May this letter find you well , Zach . " I had a dream , in which I didn't escape from Anthony's hands that day . " Anthony wasn't locked up in prison either . I think you already know what I'm about to say , so I won't go into too much detail here . " Zach , I don't know why , but in my dream you didn't stand firmly behind me . The lies I told when you proposed to me were so full of holes , so easy to see through , yet you never doubted me . 288 Vouchers Chapter 23 " Back then , I wished so much that you would hold me tightly and face everything with me . But I didn't dare to gamble - not on Anthony's cruelty , not on whether you could truly accept the me who was no longer pure . " Leaving you wasn't just because I didn't want to drag you into the mess of my life . " It was also because I was afraid - afraid of the strange looks from others , and even the slightest hint of disgust from you . After you left , I couldn't bear Anthony's disgusting hands on me anymore . I gathered my courage and told my mother everything , but she blamed me and tried to stop me from escaping . Anthony found out when he came back . " In the end , as you know , I accidentally killed Anthony and spent four years in prison . " After I got out , I planned to live a good life , but fate seems to enjoy making the miserable even more miserable - late - stage pancreatic cancer . " I don't have much time left . When I was diagnosed with terminal cancer , news of your engagement to Nicole spread throughout the city . " I don't want to have anything to do with this world anymore . I want to disappear completely from a world that has never been kind to me . " I chose a sea burial , but after getting out , I had no money and no one was willing to hire me . I had to hide my illness and my criminal record to work as a delivery rider on an unregulated platform . But on my first day at work , I ran into you . " You know very well what happened after we met . What you don't know is that I actually heard what you said on the day I died . Chapter 23 2886 Vuchers " Then don't save her ! She's going to die anyway ! I just want my fiancée to be safe ! ' " That was the last thing I heard before I died . It made me a little sad . " After waking up in the hospital , it took me a long time to accept the present , which was so different from my dream . " But I can't accept it . I can't just pretend nothing happened and be with you as if everything is fine . " I know you had the same dream . That's why you rushed to save me the day I was assaulted ; that's why you dealt with the Walsh family , even though they had little to do with you ; that's why you are so anxious about me ... " As I write this , there are so many things I want to say to you , but at the same time , it feels like there's nothing left to say . " Zach , don't come looking for me . You know me - I would rather break than bend . " I wish you a peaceful and healthy life , but it will be without me . After reading the letter , all the strange feelings from this period were finally explained . So Jasmine had been reborn too . She couldn't forgive herself was it because he hadn't buried her at sea as she wished ? Zachary's tears fell like rain . No one could answer his question . When his grief reached its peak and he fainted , the sound of beeping machines and medical staff's orders suddenly rang in his ears , A sharp pain shot through his body . He opened his eyes in confusion and found himself in the emergency room of a hospital . So it was a dream , but why couldn't the dream give him a happy ending ? Chapter 23 He thought , " Jas , do you really refuse to forgive me ? " I'm here to be with you . " As the last tear fell from the corner of Zachary's eye , the heart monitor emitted a piercing sound . 288 Nouchers The previously rhythmic line was suddenly pulled straight by an invisible hand , turning into a glaring flat line . The sharp alarm instantly shattered the silence of the ward , echoing wildly off the walls like an enraged beast roaring . 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