With a loud bang, a bullet struck Sophia’s arm!
She stifled a groan of pain.
In response, Vincent moved swiftly, landing a heavy kick to her abdomen with lethal precision.
Such kicks were devastating in combat, particularly when delivered with Vincent’s ferocity.
A direct hit to the chest could have been instantly fatal. Sophia reacted quickly, using her right arm to shield her abdomen, lessening the blow’s severity.
Still, the force of the kick hurled her backward, her back slamming against the window as pain contorted her face.
Meanwhile, Jaxen hurried to Alfy’s side, checking on her with evident concern.
“Alfy, are you alright?”
Alfy looked up, slightly taken aback by Jaxen’s unexpected attentiveness.
“I’m fine.”
Katelyn watched Sophia grimly as she lay on the ground, clutching her wounded stomach.
Memories of their past times together flashed through her mind.
Despite their once close relationship and shared past, how had they come to this bitter conflict?
Katelyn had many questions, yet she held them back, knowing Sophia might not have the answers she wanted.
Suddenly, Sophia coughed up blood.
“Sophia!”
: g?ν
Alfy panicked instantly, quickly standing in front of Sophia, facing Vincent, who was approaching slowly. At this moment, Vincent’s face was dark, and a menacing presence surrounded him.
Vincent, embodying Grim the Reaper, seemed poised to destroy all in his path, his gaze instilling fear.
“Please… don’t kill her. Let her live,” Alfy pleaded, tears streaming down her face.
Vincent, however, ignored Alfy’s plea, his attention fixed elsewhere.
Unwavering, Vincent’s gaze remained fixed on Sophia. “You orchestrated all of this.”
Sophia inhaled deeply, exerting herself to rise from the ground.
Clutching the area where she had been wounded, a menacing grin appeared on her face.
“It was all me. Vincent, you might protect Katelyn this time, but you can’t safeguard her forever. Today’s debt will be repaid tenfold.”
As she spoke, a slow, chilling smile formed on her lips.
She swiftly pulled a smoke bomb from her pocket and slammed it to the ground, sending billows of white smoke into the air.
Vincent quickly tried to seize Sophia, but she slipped away, dodging his grasp with agile movements before jumping out the window!
They were on the twenty-eighth floor.
Amid the thick smoke, Katelyn coughed repeatedly, her eyes stinging and her vision clouding, yet she hurried to the window. N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on Find_Novel(.)net
Sophia survived, her life once again spared by the safety rope wrapped around her.
“I will kill you next time we meet!”
A fierce resolve burned in Sophia’s eyes as she vanished into the darkness of the night.
Katelyn bit her lip, her face briefly clouded with disappointment and pain.
Why?
Why did it have to come to this?
The smoke took nearly ten minutes to clear, and during that time, Alfy slipped quietly towards the door. She knew she couldn’t remain and risk causing more trouble for Katelyn.
Sophia’s pursuit of her had endangered them both.
She decided she must leave.
Unknown to Alfy, Jaxen observed every step she took.
She moved deliberately slowly to avoid getting caught. Just as she was about to exit, she unexpectedly bumped into a firm chest.
Jaxen stood there with his arms crossed, gazing down at her.
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Heartless woman.
His concern for Alfy’s safety had always been genuine. He couldn’t fathom why, after all her visits to Katelyn, Alfy hadn’t come to see him even once.
Now that he had caught her trying to escape, he wasn’t about to let her slip away again.
Alfy forced a smile, slightly embarrassed.
“I was just feeling a bit peckish. Thought I’d grab something to eat.”
“What would you like? I can have it delivered right away,” Jaxen responded, already pulling out his phone to place an order.
Alfy hastily replied, “Actually, never mind. I’m not really that hungry. Please don’t trouble yourself.”
Jaxen’s smirk held a hint of mystery.
“If that’s the case, you might as well stay here and not think about leaving.”
Alfy widened her eyes as she looked at him.
“What do you mean by that? You can’t just restrict my freedom, can you? That’s not legal!”
Suddenly, a chilly voice interrupted from behind her.
“Are you here looking for your mentor?”
“Yes, how did you know—I—”
.
.
.