Monica suddenly burst into maniacal laughter and looked at Lisa like she was an idiot."Why did Terry fall in love with a fool like you? Do you know why I'm holding on to you? Because you're Terry's priority. You're the most important thing to him, so I think using you to get back at him is a good plan.""I'd like to see the expression on Terry's face especially when he finds out that you and the baby in your belly died at my hands," Monica said, and her expression manically twisted into a scowl.A chill ran down Lisa's spine as she realized Monica was serious about wanting her dead! Also, Monica had said she was Terry's priority. What did Monica mean by that? "I'm the most important thing to him? What do you mean by that?!" Monica huffed at Lisa, looking at her like she was so blind and ridiculous. "Did you really think Terry broke up with you for the White family?" Monica had thought so before, but she later understood that Terry's motive had been Lisa all along."Isn't that so
It turned out that Terry was in pain every time he touched her. So, this was what he meant when he asked her to give him more time, but she never listened to what he really wanted to say.Terry said he had always loved her. He said he wanted to be with her, but she wanted to protect herself from getting her heart broken again and rejected him repeatedly.When Terry came to visit her at the hospital, he asked her whether she would regret cutting him off. She said she would never regret it. How did he feel at that time?Thinking of this, Lisa wanted to smack herself in the face! How could she? How could she have hurt Terry like this?!Meanwhile, Serenity was shocked to hear all this, her face colored by surprise. She never knew there was such a twist in Terry and Lisa's breakup five years ago. Terry had brought down the Hart family five years later and finally got the Blood Parasite removed. He thought he would finally be with Lisa, but Lisa wanted to cut him off. Serenity's mind f
The man hit Serenity repeatedly with his fist, but Serenity refused to move. She protected her best friend in her arms, not letting the man hit Lisa's belly!Serenity had no idea how many punches she had taken. She kept telling herself to hold on. Jack would come for her. He would save her—although still mad at her—he would always come to her rescue whenever she was in danger!Just hold on a little longer, just a little longer… Serenity whispered in her mind, but her consciousness was beginning to blur because of the pain and discomfort. The pain made her feel terribly faint, and she almost passed out several times.All of a sudden, the man stopped hitting her. She could hear the sound of the wind and another sound that should not have been there—it sounded like helicopter wings turning! Serenity glanced up weakly, looking at the sky in disbelief. Five helicopters were hovering in the air, surrounding the roof of the building.Serenity stared blankly at the helicopters and sudden
Serenity still felt pain wherever she was hit. She did not know how many punches had landed on Lisa, but she saw Lisa panting heavily, her face bruised and swollen, and one of her eyes could hardly open. She could only protect Lisa's belly but not the rest of her body. Even though Serenity hated this man for beating them up, she hid her anger and said calmly, "Yes. I can guarantee it!""Don't listen to her! You'll regret listening to her! The only way we can escape is to press them! We can't stop here!" Monica yelled urgently, fearing the mercenaries would turn against her. She had paid so much to hire them!Just then, another voice rose. "If you let my wife and her friend go, I can assure you that everything will be fine. But if you don't stop here, you’d better be ready to die here today!"Everyone was startled by the sudden voice. They turned to the voice, only to see many people rushing in from the only doorway leading down from the rooftop, blocking the only exit. And Jackson
The atmosphere in the room shifted as the tension rose. The look on the mercenaries' faces changed. They wanted to restrain Monica and stop her. After all, Serenity was their best bet to save their lives and get the money!But Monica would not let the men get to her and dragged Serenity closer to the edge of the rooftop. "If anyone comes closer, I'll kill her. I'm going to die, anyway, but it's worth dragging Mrs. Valor to die with me. I just wonder if Mr. Valor would give up your wife!" Jackson glared at Monica. "Well, you can try and see if I'm willing to give her up," he said as he strode to Monica, his eyes cold like ice daggers ready to kill.As Jackson approached, Monica's expression flickered with wariness. "Don't come any closer! Or I'll kill her!" As her voice trailed off, she drew her dagger and made a bloody mark on Serenity's neck. Serenity whimpered in pain, crimson blood dripping down from the wound on her neck, staining her clothes. The expression in Jackson's ey
Serenity gritted her teeth and endured the pain. She did not want her enemies to gloat over her suffering or let those who cared about her be worried about her either. But the more she endured, Monica dug her nails at the wound harder, causing a pain greater than the pain she felt when the dagger cut her. "Serenity, aren't you proud of yourself? Aren't you going to be the savior and save your best friend? Now, do you understand the price you have to pay?" Monica hissed viciously.Serenity was in a constant cold sweat, her face frighteningly pale as she bled. Lisa saw her friend in pain, and tears filled her eyes. "Monica! Serenity has nothing to do with this! She's just helping me! You should be dealing with me, so come at me! Torture me all you want, but don't you ever hurt her again—!"Lisa's pain made Monica laugh. "Want me to let her go? Oh, sure. Jump down the roof, and I'll forget all about our grudges and let her go!"Lisa trembled, resolute not to let Monica hurt Serenit
Serenity realized that Monica had no desire to escape. Her behavior was like the violent acts of unhinged minds. Or maybe she was searching for another way to escape. Jackson gave Monica a cold look. "Strip naked?""Yeah. Start taking off your clothes until you're naked. Why don't you take a selfie? Post it on the internet later. If it gets more than 10,000 likes in a minute, maybe I'll let Serenity go," Monica said, her proposal a complete humiliation to Jackson! She was just treating Jackson like a fool!"No, Jack!" Serenity protested through the pain. Blood continued to trickle down the wound on her neck, and she watched in horror as Jackson began to do as told.There was a loud silence with nothing but the helicopter blade whirring above them. Jackson unbuttoned his shirt, revealing the thin sweatshirt underneath. After unbuttoning all the buttons, he removed his shirt. Jackson's men watched as he took his shirt off and moved to his belt."Jack! Stop… She's just playing wi
Among the five helicopters that had been hovering around the roof, one had its cabin door open. A man in a police uniform pointed a sniper's rifle at Monica, ready to aim at her again. One gunshot might not be fatal enough to kill her.Serenity saw Monica twitching on the ground. She figured Monica would probably not survive, but her face changed as she saw a device roll out of Monica's pocket.The device looked like a kind of remote control to toggle the countdown. The countdown continued from 8...7...6… It was a timer! What was this timer for? Was Monica touching the timer in her pocket earlier?Serenity had a bad feeling, but by then, Monica could no longer speak. She was dead, and her body stopped moving and twitching.Jackson strode toward Serenity, taking her by the arm. "Let's go! I'll take you to the hospital!" he said, wanting to bend down and pick her up."Jack, the timer..." Serenity could not finish her sentence. There was an explosion, and the whole building began to