Chapter 21

Nora made her way to Jasmine's place. She immediately rushed over when she received her phone call. After a month of not seeing each other, she couldn't wait to throw herself into Jasmine's arms. "Jasmine!" Jasmine's expression softened as she held Nora in her embrace. "You're here, Nora." They sat side by side and chatted a little. When it was time to say goodbye, Nora couldn't help but feel guilty. "I'm sorry, Jasmine. I shouldn't have been soft on Martin and let him meet with you. I must've stirred up a lot of trouble for you." Jasmine pinched her cheek. "It's alright. He would've found a way to track me down, even if you said nothing. It's just a matter of ending things sooner rather than later. It's kind of nice that we can make things clear now." Be that as it may, Nora still felt sorry that she had troubled Jasmine. It had never occurred to her that Martin would be this reckless, staying out in the rain for the whole night as if he didn't care if he lived or died. She tu