Chapter 26 A Joke

Aaron shot a fierce glare in Sabrina's direction. What had started as a routine lunch outing had taken an unexpected and horrifying turn. He had been ambushed, his head covered, and forcefully dragged into a dark alley where his assailants subjected him to a brutal and relentless beating. The violence had been so savage that it had brought him perilously close to death's doorstep. In stark contrast, Sabrina appeared immaculate in her sophisticated business attire, her hair elegantly styled. Aaron, on the other hand, was a stark contrast, covered in filth and dirt. He had transformed from the talented and refined individual he once was into a wretched figure resembling a beggar beneath a bridge. Passersby, upon catching sight of Aaron, couldn't hide their expressions of repulsion, and they deliberately distanced themselves, shunning any connection with him. With every judgmental stare that bore into him, Aaron's fury intensified, his resentment building beneath the weight of