You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 2080: Framed

At this moment, Reuben also heard the commotion outside. The sounds were faint but getting closer. He widened his eyes. How could this be? He had only told his confidant about coming here because he knew Grizela would never agree. So, he had to keep it from her.

"Those aren't your people outside?" Reuben glanced at Clint.

Clint shrugged slightly. "Obviously not. My people wouldn't come up without my orders, and I haven't given any."

He gave Reuben a sidelong glance. "So, who else knows we're here tonight? Who did you tell? It couldn't have been Grizela. So, who was supposed to meet you?"

"Azuma." Reuben no longer concealed the truth as he sensed something was wrong. "Azuma originally served my father and later me. I..."

Clint sneered, interrupting him. "Idiot, he was bought off long ago."

Clint frowned deeply. "Useless fool."

He pressed his satellite system for an emergency call but didn't know how many people had come or if they had already controlled his men at the foot of the mountain. They needed to buy time for reinforcements.

Reuben was stunned and embarrassed but quickly grabbed his phone to call for help from the palace guards. But there was no signal.

"It's too late; communications have been cut off." Clint clenched his fists. "Thinking of calling now is useless."

At that moment, the door was suddenly forced open from the outside.

Reuben instinctively moved forward to grab the intruder but was shocked when a woman stumbled in, dirty and covered in bloodstains on her chest.

was dirty and hair

Reuben gasped, "Chiyuki,

with snow-white skin and a delicate appearance, always exuding arrogance. When had she ever been in such a miserable state? Chiyuki lay on

father wants to kill you! He sent many people after you. I escaped to warn you but was discovered. They're already here... at the mountainside... your people..." Out of

something wrong with Chiyuki; she kept clutching her abdomen and hadn't stood up since falling in.

Reuben exclaimed in shock. "The Yoshikawa family dared to harm even

Was she discarded like a pawn without value,

her strength to scream before collapsing completely, her

now, gradually engulfing her body and

pool of blood,

take her with us; she'll die from blood loss," Reuben said, trying to lift Chiyuki. Despite everything, he had watched

beyond saving; hit in

be too late," Clint said coldly. He hadn't expected Hirota to be so ruthless as to

"Let's go."

stay any longer. Clint turned to leave through the back door of Ropponsho Shrine, where a path led

watching a living girl die before him without being able

after repeated rejections,

Reuben could only follow Clint

before Clint could step out the back door, a

both here-how convenient! Saves me a lot of trouble." With sinister laughter, Hirota entered with a squad of guards, stepping over

trying to warn

at Chiyuki's lifeless form without a hint of pity. "A useless daughter who wouldn't side with the Yoshikawa family even if married into

Hirota angrily. "Azuma