Rebirth Into My Second Chance

Kate's eyes were covered, and her voice trembled with fear, "Let me go!" Richard remained silent, the cold back of the knife sliding across her throat.

"I know it's you, Richard, isn't it!" Though her voice trembled, the blindfold didn't prevent her from accurately guessing it was Richard. But it wasn't me.

Richard still didn't speak.

"Richard, let me go, or Claude won't let you off the hook. Just let me go, and I promise I'll ensure Claude doesn't give you a hard time," she tried to coax information out of Richard with her words. But Richard's grip tightened suddenly, and the knife accidentally nicked her neck, drawing a faint line of blood.

Terrified, Kate screamed, "Don't kill me. Please don't kill me! I'll tell you a secret!"

Hearing it, Richard moved the knife away from Kate's neck.

Kate asked, "Do you want to know where Claire has gone? If I tell you she's dead, will you let me go?"

With a swift motion, the knife left a mark on Kate's face, accompanied by her scream. "It hurts! My face!"

Richard stared her down fiercely, his knife ruthlessly scratching her cheek.

Sobbing and holding her face, Kate pleaded, "I'll tell you where Claire is, and you'll let me go, right?"

Somewhat moved, Richard ripped the blindfold off and coldly demanded, "Where?"

Between sobs and laughter, Kate mocked him, "You didn't believe she was dead, but you'll believe she's alive?"

Richard raised the knife toward her eyes. "Talk properly!"

go, what then? Maybe do

my head from the side. "Richard, don't believe her. I'm

drove the knife into her palm. "Just

expected Richard to be so ruthless. The pain made her tremble. Her lips turned pale, and she was sweaty like hell, her spirit breaking. Her

in relief. Richard didn't fall for Kate's trap. But this version of Richard, post-prison, had

at a cabin in Serenity Bluff." Her voice was weak, but Serenity Bluff wasn't where we used to hike. Could it be the cabin

you know she's there? What did you do to her?" Richard struck Kate's

in plea. "I just know she's there. It has nothing to do with me.

Battered as she was, she must

to save her, it's not like you couldn't," Richard hit her relentlessly, turning into a devil

kept begging, "Stop.

you yet. You better pray Claire is okay,

trembling and crying, "But I received a document yesterday. It stated Claire was dead. I seriously

She knew where I was being held and kept quiet about my supposed

Kate at all, not in

also stunned. After securing Kate tightly, he left the abandoned factory

through me. Could there be a trap? I wanted to stop Richard, but I was

even called Claude. "If you don't act

words were brief to prevent

muttered, "Claire, I won't let anything happen to

I wanted to hug Richard and tell him to quit this craziness, not knowing the traps that might be waiting cause

of truth and

hoping to find something