For a moment, the entire room plunged into a deathly silence.

With her frantic breathing roaring in her ears, Natalie unwittingly stumbled two steps before her legs gave up, and she slumped onto the floor.

“I... I didn't do that on purpose. You were the one who touched me,” she stammered with her face pale and her eyes fixated on Sean.

Cradling his arm that was still bleeding, Sean likewise stared at her. He said nothing, but the look in his eyes was terrifyingly dark and grim.

Natalie lifted the knife and placed it against her own neck. “I know you must be seized by the urge to rip me into shreds after I injured you twice. However, you only have yourself to blame. I warned you not to come any closer, but you ignored my warning. Therefore, don't blame me for hurting you. Admittedly, I can't bring myself to kill you because I can't accept taking a life. But I can still end my own life!”

At that, she pressed her knife hard against her flesh.

Immediately, a shallow cut appeared on her neck. Blood oozed out and trickled down the blade, making a gruesome sight.

Sean's eyes went wide, for he never expected her to hurt herself.

He hastily stretched out a hand. “What are you doing, Natalie?”

me here to use me as leverage to deal with Shane

considerably. “I didn't expect you to be willing to go this far just for his sake and

is the only recourse left. For that reason, Sean, stay away from me if you don't want me

guffawed. “I've really lost to you, Natalie. You're right. Indeed, I can't bear to see you die. Fine, I won't touch you. But as I've said, I'll have you accept

he stormed out

all, the injury on his head and arm

drained out of Natalie. She released her grip on

the knife fell

she

the vase and knife in time and injured him, he

die. She wanted to go back alive

the knife against her

that the man loved her, so he wouldn't stand idly by and would undoubtedly cease

that his love for her wasn't that deep, and he wouldn't care about

then, betting that he loved her deeply and couldn't bear

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