My Boyfriend Left Me to Die in the Desert for His Fake-Sick Best Friend Chapter 10

My Boyfriend Left Me to Die in the Desert for His Fake-Sick Best Friend Chapter 10

The results of the investigation were released 

soon afterward. 

The evidence from the desert was not enough to support a direct murder charge, but Ethan, as the team leader, faced charges of gross negligence and abandonment. 

He had deliberately concealed the truth from rescuers even though he knew my life was in immediate danger. 

He faced criminal penalties as well as crushing civil damages. 

By the time Ethan appeared in court, he had wasted away until he was almost unrecognizable. 

He kept his head down and offered no defense. 

After the judge sentenced him, he sat at the defense table sobbing too hard to speak. 

Claire was charged as well. 

The court found that she had deliberately misled the others and misused emergency rescue 

resources. 

She was also ordered to pay substantial 

damages. 

Outside the courthouse, Ethan’s parents and Claire’s parents argued and shoved each other. 

Both families insisted that the other side was 

responsible. 

To raise the money, Ethan sold every property and 

vehicle he owned. 

After losing everything, he began serving his 

sentence. 

Claire’s parents emptied their savings and still covered only part of what she owed. 

Claire’s mental state continued to deteriorate. 

Eventually, she became homeless and lived on the streets, still insisting she was the real victim. 

It took time, but the full court–ordered amount was 

eventually recovered. 

The money was transferred to the nonprofit 

children’s home I had supported for years. 

The director brought several children to visit my 

grave. 

A photograph of me smiling rested against the 

headstone. 

The director placed a bouquet of white lilies. 

before it, her voice trembling as she spoke. 

“Erin, the children finally have new classrooms. 

You had such a good heart. I hope that in your 

next world, you finally find a home where you are 

truly loved.” 

The children stood quietly before my grave and 

bowed their heads. 

I hovered above them and watched. 

In that moment, the past finally released me. 

Whether Ethan regretted what he had done no 

longer had anything to do with me. 

Claire’s fate was the result of her own choices. 

They had both paid for what they had done. 

That was enough. 

I was done giving another second of my life to 

people who had never deserved it. 

The money had gone to children who truly needed 

1. it. 

The names of everyone who had hurt me would 

remain in the public records of the case forever. 

From then on, they would have to live with the 

public condemnation their actions had brought 

upon them. 

Then the system’s cold electronic voice sounded 

inside my mind once more. 

[All regrets from the original world have been 

resolved. Host’s emotional state is stable.] 

[Civil damages received by the nonprofit children’s 

home. Case settlement complete.] 

[Initiate world transfer and proceed to a new 

world?] 

I did not hesitate. 

I looked calmly toward the distant sky. 

“Confirm transfer.” 

[Command received. Leaving current world.] 

[Destination: another parallel world.] 

[May the Host begin a new life in the next world.] 

A brilliant white light appeared before me. 

I felt myself leaving this world. 

I looked back one last time. 

There was nothing left here I wanted to carry with 

1. me. 

The desert and everything that had happened there no longer belonged to me. 

I turned away and stepped into the light. 

This time, in another world, I would finally live for myself.