Chapter 144

Everyone was surprised that Cassian didn't break down emotionally. Oddly enough, the calmer he seemed, the more tragic it looked in everyone's eyes- Watching his wife get burnt like that and still holding himself together? That kind of internal blow must be crushing. She was basically disfigured now. How was he supposed to face a wife like that in the future? Staff ran over to put out the fire on the woman lying on the ground. They got it out pretty fast, but her hair was completely gone, and her whole body was charred so badly there wasn't a single spot you'd call normal. She covered her face, but the exposed backs of her hands were gruesome-twisted, blackened skin that reeked of burnt flesh and made everyone cringe just from the smell. People around sighed in disbelief. Just moments ago, she was up on stage all lively, dancing gracefully. That face, that body-she had the whole room stunned. But now? It all went up in smoke. Even if she survived, who could look in a mirror like that a