Chapter 81
The knife was plunged into Balch.
Balch grunted, clutching Seraphina’s arm.
The blade was meant for Seraphina, but it had landed in his back and freaked out both women.
“Balch!” Fidelia screamed in shock, loosening her grip.
Seraphina quickly supported Balch, “Are you okay?”
Balch glanced at her and squeezed her hand.
Seraphina quickly caught his drift.
Balch turned his head, grabbed Fidelia’s flustered hand and gasped, “Are you only satisfied when I’m dead?”
“No! No Fidelia’s eyes welled up, and she hugged him, “How could I ever want you dead? I love you so much, I just want you to be okay…” Fidelia slowly leaned on Balch’s shoulder.
Balch held her with one hand and gestured to Seraphina to leave quickly with his other hand.
Seraphina slowly stood up, but as she tried to sneak away, she bumped into Fidelia.
Fidelia regained her senses, looked up, and grabbed Seraphina’s trouser leg, “Trying to run?”
Seraphina was pulled and fell to the ground again.
Fidelia slowly approached Seraphina, who looked at Balch in fear.
“Fidelia Balch yelled, “Don’t do it!”
Fidelia clung to Seraphina’s trouser leg and burst into tears at Balch’s words.
“Did I do something wrong? I did all this for you!” Fidelia turned to Balch, “These women are hurting you! Why are you so forgiving to them but so cruel to
me?”
struggled to stay upright and said, “You’ve got it all wrong…
her, and she just leaves you here and runs away. Why do
and frightened, fell to the ground, seemingly unable to get
Balch tried to keep
Balch suddenly cried out in pain, clutching his
to his side, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I
things you’ve done for me, but I also don’t want to see you keep screwing up… You’ve gone through so much to get here, do you really want to ruin
to be with you. I just want it to be the two of us, peaceful and quiet…”
Balch replied, “I
Fidelia immediately looked up at
Balch slowly nodded.
spoke, Seraphina finally managed to stand up again,
gestured to her, and Seraphina
with excitement, but in an instant, her
Seraphina who had stood up, “Only when
at
Seraphina didit move
kill me. But if you kill me, you’ll go to jail. How will you be with
Fidelia suddenly laughed
you in jail?” she said, “You’ll die just like
Balchs
suddenly changed, she looked at
looked at her, his eyes unreadable, but he just shook his
“Did she kill your
her name
of your business!” Fidelia
out a small silver
went pale, but she couldn’t
to signal Seraphina, while yelling at Fidelia, “Fidelia! No! Once you pull the trigger, there’s
voice hardened,
Bang!
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