His unwanted wife, the world’s coveted genius by Derk Blaylock

Chapter 823:

Then, the sound of the knife cutting into flesh reached her.

The sharp blade sank mercilessly into Lucas’ right lower back.

“Oh my God, someone has been stabbed!”

The surrounding spectators fled in terror, panic rippling through the crowd.

Lucas groaned, a grimace of agony spreading across his handsome features.

“Lucas!” Hearing Lucas’ voice filled with pain, Belinda felt her heart sink. She called out to him, her own voice quivering with fear and desperation.

Despite the excruciating pain radiating from his back, Lucas held Belinda tightly, enclosing her completely within his protective embrace. The acute pain coursing through his lower back forced his entire body to lean forward involuntarily.

Belinda, still in Lucas’ embrace, instinctively reached her hand to his back.

brushed against the cold hilt of the knife and the warm, sticky fluid that

through her as she began to struggle against him, trying to pull away

me hold you for a moment…” Lucas uttered softly, his voice hoarse and strained yet filled with an undeniable

remained steadfast despite the pain coursing

alright! I won’t move; I promise I won’t move!” Belinda ceased struggling and shouted urgently to the bystanders around them, “Call

into a new journey on

cracked with raw emotion as she pleaded

someone from

hear me?” Belinda clung to Lucas desperately as tears cascaded down her

Don’t cry… I’m alright…” Even in this dire state of distress and injury, Lucas attempted to reassure Belinda with

He sounded very weak.

striving with all her might to stifle

stood

in disbelief as she

intention had been solely to kill Belinda.