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Chapter 48 : Celine..... 

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The afternoon sky was dark when Celine came out of her office. Her heart was still heavy after canceling her wedding to Gabriel. She walked towards her car parked on the side of the road, unaware that a black car was slowly approaching from behind.

Nicolas, who happened to be passing by, saw the figure. He felt there was something strange about the black car. Its speed increased slowly, and it was heading straight towards Celine.

"Celine! Be careful!" shouted Nicolas, running with all his might.

Celine turned her head with a confused look, but it was too late. The car was speeding away, just a few meters away from her body. In an instant, Nicolas pushed Celine to the side of the sidewalk, his own body bouncing onto the road.

Celine screamed, her body falling to the edge of the sidewalk. Her head hit hard, and her vision began to blur.

The black car sped off without stopping.

At the hospital

The hospital room was silent except for the sound of the monitor that kept beeping,
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