When the man heard them approaching, he turned back to look. Out of desperation, he forced himself to stand and glared viciously at Emery. Reaching into the pocket of his suit, he took out a plastic bottle.

Before we could react, he quickly opened the bottle and threw its contents toward Emery’s face. “Die, you b*tches!”

Emery covered me and ducked, but her heel was trapped by a crack on the payment, causing her leg to buckle. Losing our balance, both of us fell backward together.

At that exact moment, I could see traces of liquid streaking through the air. After which, Emery threw herself around to protect me from it.

“Be careful!

“Argh!”

As the liquid hit her back, Emery’s grimacing expression struck me to the core.

“Emery!” She collapsed into my arms with her face reddened from the excruciating pain.

the man realized his job was done,

bodyguards rushed over, carried Emery away, and provided me cover to leave the place. Naturally,

the doctor’s initial diagnosis was that she had been burned by sulfuric acid. The large swathe of skin on her back that was burned would likely

to call. At that moment, I was sitting at the entrance of the operating theater oblivious to the

did you take so long to pick up?” Ashton sounded exasperated. Despite not seeing him in person, I could still feel how concerned he

sorry, Emery is still in the operating theater. I was just feeling too anxious about her,” I replied in

outfits that expose her shoulders and back. But now, she would never get to wear

more frightening thought was that the man was actually aiming for her face. What sort of bad blood between them would cause him to

worries was my fear. I was afraid that I was the cause of the incident and also afraid that I had

emanated a power that was able to calm my heart. “Believe me, it has nothing to do with you. That man isn’t

been holding back gushed out

men will arrive soon. Try

my teeth.

arrived, I began to carefully

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