Chapter 9
He took one step after another toward me, only to be stopped by the bodyguards.
His father was also present today.
When the old man saw Gerard, his face turned red with rage.
“Babe, marry me. Come back with me,” Gerard said, dropping to one knee.
While the crowd gasped in unison, I forced a smile and turned to Glenn, urging him, “Well? Aren’t you going to put the ring on me?”
Glenn then slipped the diamond ring onto my finger.
Meanwhile, stayed there, kneeling. He looked like he was about to collapse.
His hand holding the ring trembled so much it was pitiful.
I lifted the hem of my gown and walked
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over to him step by step.
For a second, his face lit up with hope. But the bloodshot veins in his eyes made him look terrifying.
I took the ring from his hand and hurled it onto the lawn as hard as I could.
“You‘ re too late,” I said coldly.
Gerard shot up and, out of nowhere, pulled out a knife.
The guests in the front row saw it first and started to panic.
He moved fast, but I wasn‘ t his target.
The whole scene erupted into chaos as Gerard charged toward Glenn.
I tried to stop him, but it was too late.
“Watch out!”
Someone went up to pull me out, and I got shoved aside.
There was blood on the ground, but it
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wasn‘ t Glenn‘ s.
The knife was buried in Gerard‘ s
abdomen.
His hands were covered in blood, and his voice trembled with pain as he looked at
- me.
“Yvaine, it hurts…”
For a moment, I was transported back to years ago, when he‘ d’insisted on cooking and ended up cutting his finger.
He was like this at that time, looking at me with a wronged look.
But this time, I wouldn’t hold his hand. and bandage him up. Not anymore.
I hurried over to Glenn to check his
injuries. Thank god, he only had a small scratch on his arm.
Someone in the crowd called for an
ambulance, and some gathered around
Gerard.
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His gaze burned into me, but I didn’t look
back.
Soon, he was taken away.
The wedding was still a mess, but somehow, we got through it.
After that, I didn’t see him for a long time.
I heard that his father had locked him up. Rumors also had it that he attempted to kill himself multiple times but was always saved in the nick of time.
