Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

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!”

suppressed his impatience and coldly ordered, “Seal off all the

to Valentin today would significantly impact his family, company, and the outside world.

hearing what Joseph said, h immediately nodded

and Clinton heard the commotion and

room.

He hurried over. “Ashley, what happened to Mr. Kingsley?

hurt?”

She just briefly replied, “Mr.

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

an ambulance

finally breathed a

to the manager, her tone unusually

to check the surveillance in the main

the second floor and the exterior

so, the restaurant facing such an incident required checking the

they were in the ambulance, rushing to the

a stretcher covered in blood. Medical staff urgently cleaned the chandelier fragments embedded

her eyes burned by his bloody

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sour and bitter. “How do you feel

lowered his eyelids as if he could fall asleep at any moment. He suppressed the rapid gasps caused by the pain because he didn’t want to worry her. “Ashley, don’t

her chest was tight and painful.

quickly, shielding her regardless of everything?

this situation, he felt as if there was something stuck in his

rush hour, and even the ambulance

finally reach the

breath and called a director on his

police cars and motorcycles swarmed in. Sirens. blared, clearing a path for the

ahead was all green lights, and they swiftly arrived at the

ambulance, they were immediately taken

room.

and Joseph anxiously waited

director, and a team of medical staff hurried over. “Ms. Ramos, Mr. Fox, don’t worry. We’ve got the best doctors in town taking care of Mr. Kingsley.”

and looked at Ashley, who hadn’t taken