"Stop!" shouted someone. The voice resounded the whole place like a wind blowing in the wilderness.
Amelia felt elated upon hearing that voice. She recognized who he was.
"Lucian, what are you doing here?" asked Shelly. She looked at Lucian in disbelief. How could he be here?
As far as she could remember, Lucian's feet were tied with ropes and Jonny was guarding him very well. Why was he here right now?
"Release Amelia!" ordered Lucian in a low voice. Shelly was stunned for a brief moment. Then she shook her head vigorously.
Everything had already gone out of her plan. Amelia was the only thing left that she could use against Lucian. She could never let her go away.
"Shelly, stop being so stubborn. I know that I'm the only reason why you are doing this. Please, stop now. Jonny is just using you but I know that you are different from him. Don't fall into his trap." Lucian tried to use his softest voice to persuade Shelly. He was hoping that she would listen to him.
Meanwhile, Amelia could feel the blade of the dagger pressed on her throat. If she made even just a slight movement, it would pierce through her skin. She would definitely bleed.
She was so scared. The pounding of her heart was so loud and she couldn't breathe. Was this her end?
When she looked at Lucian, she saw that his face was so pale and almost bloodless. She had never seen him this nervous before.
"Lucian, can I really trust you?" cried Shelly. Her voice was full of grief. "I did all of these because I love you so much. When I found out that you fell in love with her and she bore your child, I was so angry that I wanted to kill her immediately!"
Shelly got more and more agitated and she co
Jonny turned to face Shelly. He glared at her and said fiercely, "I told you to hand over Lucian to me. I didn't tell you to hurt Amelia!"
He thought that Shelly wouldn't go back to An mansion for the time being. However, he didn't know that she went back right after he left. "Do you really think I'm stupid?" retorted Shelly. "I know that you will hurt Lucian. And even if you hurt him so much, he can still never be mine. So I decided to vent my anger on Amelia," she added. Shelly glanced at the silent Lucian. Then, she bowed down her head in shame.
Jonny was a heartless person. Shelly knew that fact very well. However, she still chose to connive with him because she thought that it could get her closer to Lucian. She also thought that she would be safe if she had Jonny as her ally.
Eventually, she got closer to Lucian. However, it wasn't in the way that she had wanted. The coldness in his eyes every time he looked at her always reminded her of all the troubles she caused. She knew that he would never forgive her.
Hence, she could now understand that she and Lucian were drifting apart.
Jonny got rid of Shelly's hands with all his strength. Then he glared at Lucian and asked another question, "How will you feel if it's your mother that is being bullied? Tell me!"
Lucian didn't react. He was still wearing a straight face. He even didn't resist when Jonny grabbed his collar. All he cared about was Amelia. He wasn't in the mood to think about anything else.
"Lucian, what happened?" Courtney suddenly arrived in the emergency room. When she saw that the light in the emergency room was still on, she went weak at the knees. She was so worried that her heart beat wildly.