Chapter 13

Aaliyah’s pupils contracted sharply, and her fingers clenched unconsciously. The classmate continued, “Later, Jason arrived, and Lawrence actually handed you over to him, letting him take credit for saving you. I found that strange at the time. If Lawrence was truly that malicious, why would he save you? And why wouldn’t he take credit for it?” Aaliyah’s mind instantly flashed back to the scene from that night. She remembered waking up to find Jason by her bedside, his eyes filled with concern. He said it was he who had risked his life to rush into the fire and save her. And she had never doubted it. “Are you sure... it was Lawrence who saved me?” Aaliyah's voice was hoarse. The classmate nodded. “I saw it with my own eyes. I'm quite sure.” Aaliyah’s heart sank, and the image of Lawrence’s pale face involuntarily flashed through her mind. The scars on his back, his cold response, his unhesitating admission of being “cruel”… everything seemed to come together in that moment.