Chapter 424

He was speaking when, all of a sudden, he coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood.

A moment later, the man could hold himself up no longer. His tall frame collapsed,

knees slamming hard against the unforgiving deck.

He coughed again, more blood spilling from his lips.

Briony hadn't hesitated-her aim had been both ruthless and precise.

It must have hit his spleen.

Bianca heard the commotion and came running. When she saw Stewart kneeling on the deck, a knife still lodged in his side and blood on his lips, she gasped in horror and called frantically for the doctor.

Their private physician rushed over.

Stewart, clinging to consciousness by a thread, managed to command, "Turn the boat around. Now. And... get my wife back to her cabin-"

With those words, his eyes fluttered shut. He passed out cold.

"Sir!"

Briony watched as Stewart was carried away toward the cabins.

Conditions on the yacht were far from ideal. The doctor could do little more than stop the bleeding.

Bianca pressed him for answers.

"It looks like his spleen's been injured," the doctor admitted, his voice strained. "I can't risk removing the knife out here. We need to get him to a hospital as soon as possible."

soon as Bianca heard this, she hurried

wind was howling,

to come inside! The waves are getting worse out here. It's dangerous to stay on

to let

went back inside, Stewart would wake up

says he's lost consciousness from a spleen injury. The captain's already turning us

face, Bianca raised her

out cold, ma'am. Right now, you have more say on this yacht than anyone else. What

Briony blinked, startled.

weather was growing fiercer by

stung her

mind, she saw Little Nina's

woke from a nightmare. "I can't... I

hittle Nina's still waiting

at home!"

welled up and spilled from Briony's eyes. Relieved, Bianca quickly helped

Briony wouldn't return to

her to her own

me

don't you take a hot shower

Bianca suggested gently.

down at herself. Her wedding gown was drenched, streaked

looked just like her

blood

out of the

it out.

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