Rebirth In Divorce: My New Mr. Perfect

Chapter 180

Yasmine, stop talking about the thesis now. It's time to have fun, Ellie said calmly.

Yasmine nodded and picked up her glass, clinking it against Effie's.

The party ended at midnight, and they headed back to the hotel together. The elevator reached Yasmine's floor, and as she stepped out, Elvis called her back. Yasmine"

She turned her head curiously. "What's up, Elvis?

"See you tomorrow, he said with a smile.

Yasmine didn't quite understand but nodded, anyway. Effie clenched her fists, her face turning even paler.

A while later, Elvis also got off the elevator, leaving Effie inside. The people behind her started discussing again.

"Elvis really likes Yasmine, doesn't he?

"Probably, Yasmine is pretty attractive. I heard her thesis got praised by several reviewers."

"Is it that exaggerated?"

On the day of the defense. Yasmine and Ere arrived at Saint's Haven Hall early. The defense was to be held in the conference room in groups of five, determined by lottery. She and Effie ended up in the same group. While waiting, she received a strange text message. "Help me." Yasmine looked at her phone in confusion, the message was from Ellic. Why would Effie send such a strange text?

She glanced at the time. It was already eight o'clock, and the defense was scheduled for nine, with an entry in half an hour, Where exactly had Effic

gone!

She dialed. but no one answered. A few minutes later, another message came through, "First place, your good friend is locked up by us. Want to save her! Then come to the restroom in the southwest corner. She stared at the number for a long time. It was unfamiliar, and no one answered when she called back

Who sent these tests! And who had locked up Effie? Watching the clock edge closer to entry time, Yasmine hurried to the restroom they'd mentioned. It had been abandoned for a long time, with weeds growing all around. Even so, she braved her way in. "Effie! Where are you?"

Yasmine called out repeatedly but got no response, only the sound of a door slamming shut answered her. Her heart skipped a beat as she quickly tugged at the door, finding it locked. "Who? Who are your she demanded

But no one replied, leaving her with nothing but the boundless echo.

"Effie? Where are you!" She pulled out her phone, only to find there was no signal. It was 8:15 AM, and she had no idea what to do.

The abandoned bathroom didn't have any foul odors, but it was filled with the musty stench of mold and decay from years of neglect. Yasmine carefully inspected every inch of the restroom, finding that there was no way out-only one exit, and it was firmly locked. Silence enveloped the ourside, leaving Yasmine unsure if the person had already left

"Is anyone there?" Yasmine called out. Minutes ticked by, and soon half an hour had passed. It was now 8-45, just fifteen minutes before her presentation was set to begin. She was scheduled to go first, and if she couldn't make it on time, she would automatically forfeit "Is anyone there? Can someone help me?" Yasmine asked helplessly. How could there possibly be anyone here?

Just then, a sudden sharp sound of breaking glass startled Yasmine. Up high by the sink, there was a window, and now its glass was shattered. The window was just big enough for her to fit through, and from ourside, Elvis's voice called, "Climb out quickly!" Yasmine was in a rush 100. After searching for a while, she finally found a half-broken ladder, She propped it against the wall and slowly began to climb tap

"It's you! The window was really high, but when she could finally see it, there was Elvis anxiously waiting. It seemed that when Yasmine was looking for a ladder curlier. Elvis had already paled up a lot of hay by the window. "Hurry! Jump down!"

No time for hesitation, Yasmine steeled herself and jumped. Pain shot through her body, and she felt tiny scratches on her elbows, but there was no

time to check.

She struggled to stand up, grabbing Elvis's equally warm hand, and they sprinted away. The wind rushed past Yasmine's face, cooling it down as

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they ran. "Thank you. Her words were caught by the wind, but Elvis heard her.

At the defense venue, Effie checked the time; it was already 8:55. Yasmine hadn't come yet and probably wouldn't make it. She took a nervous deep breath, staring intently at the entrance, both anxious and scared.

During the defense panel, Lena noticed Yasmine hadn't arrived yet and tried calling her, but she was out of service. She looked towards Effic because she remembered Yasmine was always with her. Maybe she knew. "This contestant, why isn't Yasmine here?" she asked as she approached.

"Yasmine. I, I don't know." Effie immediately turned her head, unwilling to talk to Lena any longer.

Lena was puzzled too. Another two minutes passed, and Yasmine was still not there. If she didn't arrive by nine o'clock, she would be considered forfeited from the competition.

Just then, the door to the conference room swung open, and Yasmine rushed in, panting. "Sorry, I'm late."

Effie's eyes widened, and she quickly lowered her head in a panic. Why? Why did she show up?

As the clock struck nine, Yasmine didn't even have time to catch her breath before she stepped up to start her defense. She took a deep breath and started the presentation of her thesis. "Hello, judges, my thesis is about reducing crime rates and calculating them..." She spoke eloquently, unaffected by what had just happened.

An hour later, she stepped down from the stage to a room full of applause, with the judges all giving her high marks. Effie lowered her gaze, impressed by such an incredible thesis and program.

Yasmine hadn't noticed anything unusual about Effie yet. She walked over to her, "Effie, are you okay? I got some strange texts. Were you locked up by someone!"

"No, no, I wasn't, she replied hastily.

Yasmine opened her phone and showed her the messages, "Look, this is it. Are you alright?"

Tm fine, she said simply, not speaking any further.

"Maybe someone is targeting me," Yasmine thought nothing of it, assuming Effie's unease was just from nerves. But after the defense, Effie left without waiting for her. "What's wrong with you?" Yasmine asked.

"It's nothing." Effie replied.

save me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it to the presentation."

Yasmine talked to herself, "I was locked up just now, but luckily Elvis came to save

"Elvis saved you?" Effie looked at Yasmine in shock. Why would Elvis go to save her? Yasmine nodded, "Yeah, he saved me. Thanks to him...

Effie, finally unable to contain her long-held anger, burst out, "Who let you out?!