Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

When their mother was alive, the three brothers lived carefree lives.

Without her, they were nothing.

As Marco spoke, Noel quickly added, "Brother, I'm not backing out. But instead of using a knife, we could just throw her into the sea. Her hands and feet are tied-she won't be able to escape. The deep sea is full of fish. Soon, she'll be eaten, leaving no trace. That's better than us using a knife."

The truth was, none of them had ever killed anyone before.

They had done plenty of bad things, but murder was a line they hadn't crossed.

Marco's expression turned cold. "I don't want her to die quickly. That would be too easy. I want her to suffer. You two are useless."

With the knife in one hand, Marco squatted down and grabbed Kathryn's chin with the other. His grip was firm, his eyes burning with fury.

"Kathryn, I'm asking you one last time. What's the password? I'll count to three. If you don't talk, don't blame me for what happens next. You'll die in pain.'

Kathryn stared at him, her lips trembling slightly, but she didn't say a word.

Marco's rage boiled over.

She was on the brink of death, yet she was still this stubborn.

grip tightened, and then-he

"Ah!"

cut through

Instead, she rolled just

was still hesitation

grip wavered, and the cut, though deep, wasn't fatal. The knife slashed

gasped, her body

through her sleeve, staining

icy sea breeze had already made her shiver. Now, the

grew

his trembling hand-then,

had shut their eyes when the knife came down, unable

heard Kathryn's scream, their eyes

still alive, they exhaled in relief. Even so, they instinctively

a moment before stepping forward. His voice was urgent. "Kathryn, just tell us! If you don't, Big Brother will cut you again. Next time, it won't just be a scratch." Kathryn writhed on the

once. Do you really think I won't do it again? If you

en

continued rolling on

was doing