Chapter 397

Before he could finish his sentence, my phone slipped from my trembling fingers.

I was standing by the window, my fingers trembling non–stop, until Bryant left. His Rolls Royce slipped out of Ferguson Mansion into the darkness of the

night.

Until its taillights vanished from my sight.

Twenty minutes passed before I could bring myself to open the drawer of my bedside table and pull out a paring knife, pressing it against my wrist.

Blood flowed, warm and glaring.

But the cut wasn’t deep. Not enough to kill.

Barefoot, I twisted the doorknob and stepped out, heading downstairs, where Gary met me. “Mrs. Ferguson, Bryant asked me to…”

He stopped mid–sentence, startled by the blood trailing down my arm.

“Gary, I don’t mean to be a burden.”

Pain seemed foreign to me as I grabbed my car keys. “Let the bodyguards know to let me out, or else Bryant will only find my body upon his return.”

Gary, eyes filled with pity, followed me to the car, hastily opening the door for me. “Why do this… Bryant only wants what’s best for you…”

“For my best?”

I laughed as I climbed into the driver’s seat. “It seems you’ve forgotten how we got to this point.”

the pain yourself,

car sped along the road.

wrap my wrist with the gauze I

inding the

wound.

09.03

Chapter 397

Town, I kept my eyes glued to the road, one thought

had an accident at the research facility. That’s where I’d

leaning somewhere, he’d raise an eyebrow and say, “Jane, got a bit of conscience,

It had to be.

“Beep, beep-”

lake, a speeding truck appeared out of nowhere, heading straight for me.

maybe to safety, but for some odd reason, I ended up yanking the wheel left

early

was

more and more difficult.

woke up, I was in a hospital.

I hadn’t died. The wound on

stood up, releasing a heavy

“Mark…”

torture, my voice was all rough

following

worry, you’re safe here. No one can find you unless you want them

“Thank you…”

understand at first. In that situation, most people would

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