"Long time no see, Summer Shawcross!"

As that sharp voice rang out, Summer Shawcross was startled, her eyes widening in shock as she looked at the woman in front of her.

"It’s you?"

...

In the outskirts of Narsus City, amidst fields of wild grass by the river, inside a vast, abandoned shipyard factory...

Summer Shawcross was tied up with ropes, thrown to the ground without mercy, raising her head to look at the woman before her.

The woman in front removed the hat from her head, revealing hair that was slightly tousled and curly. The once charming and captivating face now appeared skeletal, with only a thin layer of skin stretched across it, like a corpse without life...

Because she was so thin, her features were twisted beyond recognition.

"Surprised, Summer Shawcross? I’ve been trailing you for over two months. That man may have protected you well, but what’s the use? You ultimately fell into my hands!" The woman wore a smile, her eyes, large from emaciation, filled with deep hatred.

Summer Shawcross merely looked at her, saying nothing, but couldn’t hide the shock on her face.

She was exceedingly shocked at how she had become this non-human, ghostly figure in just a few short months!

If not for the familiarity of her hate-filled voice, Summer might not have recognized her, nor believed that the woman before her was actually Melanie Trueman.

Seeing the shock on Summer Shawcross’s face, Melanie Trueman’s smile froze, replaced by... a savage anger!

Summer Shawcross stared for a long time before recovering from the initial shock, looking at Melanie Trueman.

"What do you want to do?"

Seeing her staring intently at her face, Melanie Trueman couldn’t help but stretch out her skeletal hand to touch her cheek, now just skin and bones, before suddenly asking Summer Shawcross.

"Do you think I look terrifying now?"

Summer Shawcross didn’t speak but also didn’t deny it. If her mental resilience hadn’t improved, she might indeed have been frightened.

As she examined Melanie Trueman’s current appearance, Melanie’s hate-filled voice resumed.

"Summer Shawcross, my appearance now, it’s all thanks to you. Seeing me like this, does it satisfy you?"

"Melanie Trueman, what madness are you spouting now?" Summer Shawcross frowned, now wondering if Melanie Trueman had truly gone mad!

"Don’t put on that innocent face, I’m not like those filthy men; I won’t fall for your act!" Seeing the expression on Summer Shawcross’s face only made Melanie more furious.

She wasn’t Dustin or Noah Drexler; she wouldn’t be deceived by her false act!

"It’s been months since we last met, you can’t blame everything on me!" Summer Shawcross couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

She used to think Melanie Trueman was already severely twisted, but now it seemed this woman was fully psychotic!

After Summer’s words, the look on Melanie Trueman’s face darkened further, and she suddenly yelled at her like a madwoman!

"Don’t think I don’t know, Dustin injected me because you instigated it, didn’t you? You forced him to treat me like this!"

Seeing the woman in front of her behaving hysterically, Summer Shawcross paused.