Marrying A Secret Zillionaire Happy Ever After (Linsey)

Chapter 1153:

Armed police swept in before anyone could process what was happening, their weapons drawn and pointed. Leading the way, the officer fixed his stare on Joanne.

“This is your final warning. Drop the knife! If you hurt the pregnant woman again, I will open fire!”

Every ounce of hesitation drained from Joanne’s face, quickly replaced by bitterness and a twisted sort of amusement. Tears streaked her cheeks as she laughed bitterly.

“So you involved the authorities,” Joanne snapped, glaring at Jeffery. Her voice trembled, raw and broken. “Don’t pretend I can’t see what’s really going on. All of this is for Alicia! You’d throw yourself into danger for her without a second thought!”

Linsey’s pulse stumbled at Joanne’s accusation. She had no idea whether it was her own emergency call or a bystander’s that had brought the officers to the scene. Regret crept into her thoughts, a heaviness settling in her chest. Thinking back, she realized dialing the police so quickly had been hasty. Even if it felt urgent, there might have been a safer way to help Alicia without setting off this…

Chain reaction. Escalating the tension now only made things worse. Joanne, already unstable, seemed ready to snap.

Linsey’s fears became reality. Joanne, consumed by rage, drew the blade

overtook her. Her strength drained away, and she slumped sideways, collapsing

desperate name tore from Jeffery’s throat.

through the room, shaking Linsey to

again, aiming for Alicia’s stomach. For Joanne, everything came back to loss. Alicia and the unborn

the chaos unfolding before her. A rush of movement caught her attention—someone lunging forward to

through the room just as the knife tore through flesh. Crying and

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noticed the sound of frantic, uneven breathing. It took her a moment to realize Alicia had fallen into her arms, blood seeping from the wound at her neck. Her gaze fluttered open for just

a whisper escaped Alicia’s lips.