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 oozed from his wound, her complexion turned ashen with

began to struggle against him, trying to pull away from his embrace. But Lucas’ voice

Lucas uttered softly, his voice

steadfast despite the pain coursing

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

new

with raw emotion

someone from the crowd responded

on! Do you hear me?” Belinda clung to Lucas desperately as

of distress and injury, Lucas attempted to reassure Belinda with gentle

He sounded very weak.

cry…” Belinda sniffled hard, striving with all her might to stifle her

Minna stood there utterly

eyes widened in disbelief as she absorbed the shocking

had never anticipated that her knife would end up in Lucas’ body. Her intention had been solely