Just as she alighted off the chopper to board the waiting car that would take her to the hospital where Steve stayed, Athalie received a message from Tristan. For security reason, she only got to see the photo for ten seconds before it got deleted.
Tristan erased all traces of the picture and sent "mission completed".
It was only for a brief moment but Athalie saw Mhalik's decapitated head on a silver plater. His eyes were staring back at here as if looking directly into the person who caused his death, but Athalie didn't feel anything.
Compared to what her boyfriend went through, Mhalik had it easy - she didn't request for him to get tortured.
She wasn't a saint and she wasn't raised to be one. From a very young age, she saw death by torture hidden behind closed doors. Even so, she never regarded it easy to take one's life. However, the thought of losing the person who loved her more than anything in this world has awaken the cruelty in her.