Chapter 1868Being stopped by Gerald, Briley became furious. She couldn't bear the fact that her husband would go all out to protect another woman. "You want to fight against me for this little bitch?"Catelyn watched as the two of them pushed and shoved each other. The knife gleamed as it caught the light, sending a chill down her spine. She couldn't help but cry out in distress, "Gerald, she actually tried to kill me just now! I don't wanna die. Help me. I’m all yours if you can save me from her!""You mean it?" Gerald's eyes sparkled with excitement.Standing right beside them, Briley was pretty ticked off upon hearing their “love talk.” When he wasn’t looking, her knife dug into his stomach as she stabbed him fiercely, without mercy. "You bastard! I'll fight it out with you."A muffled thunk could be heard as it penetrated his flesh.Huge pain seized him, incapacitating him. He lowered his head to check the wound. Fortunately, the heavy winter clothes shielded him from most
Chapter 1869With each strike having a greater force than the last, Catelyn exerted every ounce of strength in her body to whack Gerald on his head and his stomach wound in particular. She was so focused on what she was doing that she didn't even register the need to blink.She had no idea how much time had passed, only to find herself exhausted. Even so, she didn’t stop. Driven by her instinct for survival and fear of this wretched old man, she clobbered his head again and again. Gerald’s angry shouts gradually died down, and he lay flat on the bed, being at his last gasp...She dropped the burning stick onto the floor, which gave a clang. As if merely rising above the fear, she launched a brutal kick at the dying man before she sprinted out of the room with a lighter in her hand.In rural areas, due to the lack of natural gas, every household would make sure that they had enough firewood to get through the entire winter season.Without hesitation, Catelyn poured gasoline over
Chapter 1870Moonlight gleamed on the water. The waves beside Catelyn danced. Yet she wasn’t in the mood for this beautiful view when she saw the reflection of a man behind her. It scared the hell out of her and she wheeled sharply.In a whoosh, the man drew closer to her and forced her head under the icy waters."Mmm..." Water started to make its way into her airways through her mouth and nose. It mercilessly squeezed the air from her lungs. Struggling in the water, she attempted to free herself from his grip with all her might, but no matter how hard she resisted, he didn't budge an inch. Soon, her strength waned, and the need for air became unbearable."I want you dead! Dead!" The man’s resentful repetition echoed. Catelyn knew this voice. Felipe had followed her here! However, she was too weak to put up a fight now.Gradually, the last remnants of air escaped her lungs. She felt the caress of death, her short yet eventful life flashing before her eyes. All these happy or s
Chapter 1871The unpleasantness from before was gone, Braylon held back the sorry he felt for Cedrick and said, "The medical resources here are limited. Just be prepared. When Cat gets better, we will take her back to Sapphire City right away."Cedrick had no objections. After all, this was only a small town.When they returned to Sapphire City, he would take Catelyn to Yeal's place.Maybe Yeal would think of a better solution.Then, he thought of Felipe, who got Catelyn here, his gaze turned icy.Not long afterwards, an appalling incident happened in the town.All the men who had been involved in the abduction and human trafficking of girls strangely went missing. There were no traces of them, as if they had disappeared from the world.Since they had committed crimes and most of them had killed girls they abducted, the others dared not call the police. Since then, it had become a mystery...Until not long after, a few naughty boys came to play in Gerald's burnt house...Thes
Chapter 1872Cedrick slowly leafed through the pages, almost all of Catelyn’s vital signs were substandard.Just as Yeal said, it was already hard enough to keep her in the current state.Back in the small town, for several times, the doctors advised him to give up on treating her and "free her from suffering".Free her from suffering? These words were too easy to say! But did they know what Catelyn meant to him? What was the point of him living alone in this world without her?After reading the pages, Cedrick slowly said in numbness, "Just do anything you can. No matter what happens, I won’t blame you.”Yeal sighed and then discussed the follow-up details of Catelyn’s treatment with him.They talked for three hours in the medical research center. After Braylon left, Yeal looked at Cedrick and said, "Although you look fine, I am a doctor and I can see that you aren’t. You haven't had a good sleep for a long time, have you?""I'm fine," said Cedrick in a low voice. Suddenly, he
Chapter 1873"Huh." Cedrick suddenly chuckled. He looked composed, making it hard to see the coldness in his eyes, "She wants houses, cars, and companies, yet is still not satisfied. She wants me to declare Catelyn dead now?'Braylon's heart beat fast. There came the rustles of leaves from outside the window and he hurriedly replied, "I will tell Ralph to turn her down.""No need," Cedrick stopped him and said, "Register a new company with Evelyn as the legal person. Satisfy all her other wishes."Braylon was caught stunned. He doubted if he heard it right. Since Catelyn fell into a coma, no one dared to mention even the word "death" to Cedrick, but now, did he mean... Declaring Catelyn dead for real?Cedrick didn't say more, but waved his hand and motioned for him to leave. He then took a cotton swab, dipped it wet in water, and moistened Catelyn's lips for her. After that, he massaged her hands and feet for her. As if she was only asleep in bed, he did it all gently and didn't w
Chapter 1874"If the paparazzi found out that Mr. Mason had remarried shortly after losing his wife and reported it, the stock price of the Mason Group might plummet."Ralph echoed, "Anyway, it's just a formality, not a wedding ceremony. Evelyn, I'm sure you can understand."Evelyn pouted and complained.It would be an honor for her to marry Cedric, but she could not flaunt it."If you don't like it, we can wait until Catelyn's death is announced.""No!" Evelyn got anxious upon hearing this. It took her a lot of effort to get Cedrick to agree to marry her, waiting might bring about changes. She hurriedly said, "Just let the staff come and register our marriage. But tell them to take this as a priority, or I won't let them go!""Okay, Mrs. Mason."Braylon said with sarcasm, turned around, and left.The happy news came too suddenly. Evelyn was elated and felt it was surreal.She covered her chest and felt her beating heart. It was the most amazing news, was it not?She intende
Chapter 1875Suddenly, Cedrick shouted, “Wait.”The nurse paused. The others all looked at Cedrick. He came up to Catelyn quietly, kissed her cheek gently, tucked her IN, and said lightly, “I’m sorry that I forgot to give you a morning kiss.”Catelyn was motionless and didn’t give him any response.Cedrick had gotten used to it. He smoothed away a wisp of hair from Catelyn’s eyes. “I dreamed you last night again. In my dream, you were still a student. You wore a blue school uniform and went to school with a group of peers. There was a cherry tree at the school gate. I saw you standing under the cherry tree and smiling happily. Don’t you feel amazing? We didn’t know each other at that time, but I felt that it was how you looked like. You were carefree.”After he smoothed away her hair, he stood up and signaled to the nurse to push Catelyn in.The lights were turned on outside the oxygen treatment room. The treatment resumed.The door was closed tightly. Cedrick sat on the bench i