The rain made the ground slippery, and Scarlett
fell hard.
I tried to pull her up, but the men were already
chasing after us.
I had no choice but to protect her.
“Run! I’ll hold them off!”
“I…..…..”
Scarlett seemed terrified, trembling.
“Run!”
I struggled to fend off the men. Ten years of
taekwondo training couldn’t withstand a dozen
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men attacking at once.
“I can’t hold them off for long! Go find the
police!”
“I…I’m so scared…I can’t move…”
Scarlett’s voice was trembling.
I gritted my teeth, kicked away a man to buy myself some time, and turned back, trying to pull her up. But she screamed and pushed me away.
The blade pierced my body, and I gasped.
“B…Blood?”
The leader didn’t expect me to jump in front of
the knife.
He didn’t want to kill anyone, and his hand
holding the hilt was unsteady.
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I stared at Scarlett in disbelief.
She looked at me, trembling.
“I…I’m sorry…I was so scared…”
Biting back a sob, I pulled out the knife and
turned to swing it at the men.
They didn’t want to kill anyone, and seeing me
go crazy, the men scattered.
I stumbled, nearly falling.
The rain blurred my vision. I seemed to hear footsteps approaching.
Instinctively, I reached out for support, but a
huge force pushed me, and my back slammed against the wall.
Quinn held the trembling Scarlett in his arms, glaring at me.
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glaring at me.
“I’ve already agreed to marry you, why are you
still trying to destroy her?!”
The wound was excruciating. I clutched my
chest and swallowed blood.
“Quinn, I didn’t…”
“Shut up!”
Quinn picked up Scarlett.
“I’ll never believe a single word you say again.”
“Quinn…I…I…”
Scarlett leaned against him, trembling. Quinn immediately lowered his head, his eyes full of
concern.
“Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you to the hospital.”
“Quinn…”
I tried to speak, but I fell to the ground.
Blood pooled around me. Through the haze, I
saw Quinn’s back as he carried Scarlett to his
car.
He didn’t look back.
The cold rain made me shiver. I reached out my
hand, but it fell into the blood.
Before my eyes closed, I seemed to see my assistant’s car and flashing police lights.
When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a hospital bed.
Quinn’s face disappeared behind the glass.
I closed my eyes.
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He had promised my parents that he’d take
care of me. I guess he just wanted to make sure I wasn’t dead.
The culprits had been arrested.
The police told me that if I hadn’t shown up in time, Scarlett would have been dragged into a brothel.
I knew.
Scarlett hadn’t been rescued in my past life.
By the time Quinn and his men stormed in, she was barely alive.
After that, she was traumatized, and seeing my
wedding with Quinn, she had killed herself in despair.
For thirty years of marriage, Quinn had
suspected that I had orchestrated that rainy
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night.
And I, in a fit of anger, had claimed a crime I
didn’t commit, pushing our relationship further
into the abyss.
Thankfully…
I had paid it back.
In my past life, he had protected me with his
life. In this life, I had protected the woman he loved with my life.
When I woke up, I saw Quinn holding the IV drip.
When I was a child, I had complained that the IV fluid was cold.
Since then, he had always warmed it with his
hand.
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Our eyes met, and he avoided my gaze.
“I’m thinking of moving the wedding to
Martha’s Vineyard…”
His voice was low.
I was surprised.
“You already know?”
“Yeah, Scarlett told me.”
My phone vibrated. It was a message from my assistant.
[Ms. Song, Scarlett has agreed to be the bride]
I sighed.
“I just want you to be happy…”
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He looked at me, a hint of confusion flashing in
his eyes.
“I’m sorry.”
“You don’t need to apologize. It was my choice.”
My phone rang, interrupting Quinn.
I saw the caller ID.
[Scarlett]
“Okay, I’ll be right there. Don’t be scared.”
He quickly hung up and tucked the blanket around me.
“See you at the wedding.”
I nodded.
