Chapter 400: Choice and Protection

The sleek, minimalist apartment belonging to Avery Lin felt like a cage. Its clean lines and panoramic city views, usually a source of calm, now seemed to mock Abigail Jiang’s inner chaos. She sat curled on a plush white sofa, a cashmere throw draped uselessly over her shoulders, her eyes fixed on the massive television screen but seeing nothing. The sounds and images washed over her—a cacophony of betrayal, heartbreak, and a future shattered into a million unrecognizable pieces. She had...