Paramedics rushed in and lifted Andy, who was still coughing up blood, onto a stretcher. A police officer shouted up the stairs, "To the person upstairs-listen up! Surrender now, and you might receive a lighter sentence!"

There was a brief silence from above, then a rough voice called out, "He fell on his own! It had nothing to do with me!"

The truth was, Andy had been trying to kill Lila. In their struggle, he slipped and fell. The man hadn't planned on taking someone's life—he only wanted the money. When the officers reached him, he didn't resist.

But when Kieran's eyes fell on Lila, who was collapsed on the ground, blood seeping from the back of her head, his usual calm expression turned dark and menacing.

When Lila came to, it was already 9:00 pm. The moment she stirred, a splitting pain at the back of her head hit her hard.

Andy hadn't held back-he had swung to kill.

The dizziness and nausea made her stomach churn, and the slightest movement sent waves of pain through her abdomen.

When she heard faint voices outside the room, she called out, "Kieran..."

halted instantly. A second later, the door swung open. Kieran strode in, his eyes dark with worry, anger still simmering beneath his concern.

outside?" Lila pressed her fingers to her

sit up. "Andy's mother is

steady her breathing before saying, "Don't listen to them. I just want to hold them legally accountable. Kidnapping, extortion, attempted

occurred after she'd blacked out. Lila massaged her ching head and said wryly, "Well, I guess getting hit on the head wasn't entirely

still felt awful, the dizziness making her feel like she was going to throw up. "I'm

like how she felt. Kieran brushed his fingers lightly over her bruised cheek 'After he hit you, he tried to finish the

up falling from the stairs. He's in the ICU. Even if he wakes up,

his mother doing

legal action. Shouldn't she be by her

she heard

caught on. "So, her son is finished... and now she's hoping her daughter will be her lifeline?" "Is she planning to

Faith

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