Chapter 30

She just stood there, watching her bleeding, while Rupert pulled Bridget behind him.

Bridget chuckled from her safe spot.

Sylvia watched, her face turning ashen, managing only a bitter laugh.

Until the cops burst through the door.

"Who called 911?"

"I did." Rupert's voice was icy as he nodded towards Sylvia, "Take her away."

The officer, noticing Sylvia's wounds, exclaimed in shock, "That's a lot of blood. We need to bandage that up."

Rupert didn't even glance back, his voice grave, "I said take her. She needs to face the consequences of her own actions."

And just like that, Sylvia was cuffed.

a bandage against her wound to stop the bleeding. The pressure made Sylvia wince in pain. As she was led

fainted. He paid Sylvia no mind, carefully lifting Bridget

lifted her gaze to sweep the room, noting Rupert's

eyes met; Rupert's gaze were icy-cold, as if he

always liked playing god, manipulating life and death. It was his way of telling her she was trapped, unless he willed

but she forced it down and

on Sylvia's frail figure, hauntingly beautiful and seemingly about to vanish

woman who used to smile while sneaking

who nodded silently

...

the female officer who had comforted her

Sylvia's condition, the officer sighed, "We meet again, Ms. Lloyd. I've got a first aid kit in my car. Let's patch you up to prevent the

moved by the kindness, her

"Thank you."

then took her to the nearest hospital, where the doctor was visibly worried after the check-up. "That's a deep cut on your

"I can't let anything happen to hand. I

our best," the doctor reassured her as he

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