Chapter 240

Ashley’s mind echoed with a thunderous crash, briefly freezing her in place.

Warm, crimson blood dripped onto her face.

“Valentin!” Ashley’s eyes turned red in an instant, her voice trembling.

Valentin let out a muffled groan due to the intense pain, a strong scent of blood surging from his throat. Despite the agony, he reassured her in broken breaths, “Don’t be afraid, I’m fine…”

Ashley’s eyes were sore. How could he be fine?

The ground was covered in shattered pieces of chandeliers and glaring red blood, all flowing from him.

“Valentin!” Joseph was shocked, and he ran over in panic. While supporting Valentin, he took out his cell phone with trembling fingers to call an ambulance.

Ashley rose from the shelter of Valentin’s embrace, witnessing the massive bloodstains on his back. Giant chandelier fragments had cut his skin, and some penetrated into his flesh. Blood rushed out eagerly.

And his head… The back of his head was also struck, his hair soaked in fresh blood. He looked as if he had just been pulled from a pool of blood. the air heavy with a pungent smell of it.

Ashley’s hands trembled uncontrollably. Half-supporting, half-carrying Valentin, her voice quivered. “The ambulance will be here soon!”

His injuries looked too terrifying. Ashley dared not move him recklessly. fearing she might worsen his condition.

The restaurant manager and staff rushed over immediately at the sudden

turn of events.

Seeing the injured person in the hall, the restaurant manager turned pale instantly.

He thought, ‘Valentin! It’s over.

This kind of influential figure getting seriously injured in their restaurant would be a severe blow, even if it meant closing down.

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The manager’s hands and feet were ice-cold. He ran over in a panic, trembling as he pulled out his phone, nearly in tears. “Ms. Ramos, Mr. Fox. I’ll arrange a car to take Mr. Kingsley to the hospital immediately!”

approach, Joseph immediately suppressed his impatience and coldly ordered, “Seal off all the information. Nothing

family, company, and the outside world.

at a loss. After hearing what Joseph said, h immediately nodded and followed the instructions.

and Clinton heard the commotion and rushed out of the

room.

was immediately flustered. He hurried over. “Ashley, what

hurt?”

incident. She just briefly replied, “Mr. Hunt, I’ll take him to the hospital first.”

were so close, Simon recognized this wasn’t the time to ask such questions.

an ambulance echoed

breathed a sigh of

turned to the manager, her tone unusually stern.

check the surveillance in the main hall, as well

floor and the exterior of the

say so, the restaurant facing such an incident required checking the surveillance.

they were in the ambulance, rushing

on a stretcher covered in blood. Medical staff

carefully held Valentin’s hand, her eyes burned

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and bitter. “How do you

as if he could fall asleep at any moment. He suppressed the rapid gasps caused by the

felt her chest was tight and painful. How could she not worry?

so quickly, shielding her regardless of everything?

the ambulance. Seeing this situation, he felt as if there was something stuck in

was congested during the dinner rush hour, and even

would they finally

under his breath and called a director on his phone.

patrolling police cars and motorcycles swarmed in. Sirens. blared, clearing

all green lights, and they

ambulance, they were immediately taken to the

room.

anxiously waited outside.

Mr. Fox, don’t worry. We’ve got the best doctors in town taking

Ashley, who hadn’t taken her eyes off the emergency

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