Chapter 432
Lucas’s back crashed hard against the car, the impact so fierce that even the door was warped out of shape. The pain was blinding-his vision went dark for a second, and he almost blacked out. After a long moment, Lucas finally came back to
himself.
When he looked up, he saw those men brawling with Emily’s bodyguards. The whole place was a mess. Amid the chaos, Emily was being shielded by her bodyguards, retreating step by step under their protection. Yet there wasn’t a hint of panic
on her face.
In Lucas’s mind, Emily had always been a delicate girl. Even if she’d suffered these past few years because of their misunderstandings, at heart she was still spoiled and sheltered.
But now, even if she wasn’t breaking down in tears or screaming, she was surprisingly composed. It was like she’d been through this kind of bloodshed and chaos a million times before.
In a flash, Lucas suddenly remembered the video of Andrew he’d seen not long ago. Andrew, who was always so proud and composed, had been reduced to being so miserable, crawling on the ground, begging for scraps. He must have been through
hell.
And Andrew had ended up like this all because of Emily’s command. ‘Does that mean Emily went through the same kind of torment in her past, too?’ Lucas couldn’t help but wonder.
In that instant, a sudden trace of panic welled up in Lucas’s heart. He didn’t dare dwell on it any longer, trying to persuade himself it was not real. ‘No way, I’m just imagining things. This can’t be happening,’ he thought.
Amid all the chaos, no one paid any attention to Lucas, who was slumped on the ground, dazed and out of it, as if he’d gone completely mad.
The people from St. Gabriel Reform Academy had come prepared. Even though those bodyguards were specially assigned by Austin just for Emily, they were starting to struggle.
One by one, the bodyguards fell, and the number of people protecting Emily dwindled. Just as it looked like the people from St. Gabriel Reform Academy were about to grab Emily, Austin finally showed up with his crew. The tables were turned in an instant.
The people from St. Gabriel Reform Academy grew fewer and fewer, and Austin came over to Emily. “Are you alright?”
Emily shook her head, signaling that she was fine. Then, she started searching the crowd. ‘Wait, when did the teacher disappear?’ she wondered.
Just as that thought crossed her mind, a piercing screech of tires suddenly cut through the chaos. Emily turned her head and saw Brady behind the wheel of a black sedan, barreling straight toward her.
“Bitch, go to hell,” Brady snarled. His plain, forgettable face was now twisted with vicious malice.
“Watch out!” Austin yelled. Without a second’s hesitation, he wrapped his arms around Emily and dove to the side with her.
They hit the ground hard, but Austin shielded Emily completely, making sure she didn’t get hurt at all.
The black sedan that was supposed to hit them got slammed out of the way by a sports car that suddenly shot onto the
scene.
Lightning Valley was built for racing enthusiasts, and the road was lined with cliffs. The black sedan was sent flying off the edge, tumbling down the cliff in a series of violent rolls.
And because of the momentum, the sports car that had intercepted it couldn’t stop and ended up rolling down the cliff after
That sports car was a birthday present for Lucas from Emily. He’d driven it here today to relive those good old memories he had with Emily
As the car went flying off the cliff, Lucas couldn’t help but glance at Emily in the rearview mirror-her face was frozen in
utter shock.
In that moment, all his fear of falling off the cliff disappeared. This time, Emily will see that I mean it.
