Chapter 269
He touched his head and felt his hand come away slick with blood, ignitinga an even fiercer rage within him. He roared, “I’ll kill every last one of you here today!” The man swun
his knife wildly, slashing at Skylar in a frenzied attack.
Skylar dodged left and right with Adam in her arms, trying to shake off the crazed attacker. Adam was jolted awake and saw a threatening figure pursuing them, brandishing a glinting knife. Whimpering in fear, he cried out, “Mornmy…”
“Adam!” Skylar was instantly distracted by his faint cry. Adam’s face was deathly pale as he clutched at his chest, and his condition appeared critically unstable.
Skylar quickly retrieved a CardioShield capsule from the medicine bottle she was carrying and placed it into Adam’s mouth. She aimed to finish administering the medicine to Adam before addressing the madman behind her.
Seeing that Skylar could not escape, the man stopped a short
istance away, his eyes gleaming with perverse delight as he watched her struggle. He burst into maniacal laughter, taunting her, “Run, you coward! Thought you were so good at dodging? No matter what, you will still end up in my hands!”
The man approached Skylar slowly, his face contorted in a grotesque snarl, a knife clutched in his hand. Raising the blade to strike, he shouted, “You bitch, time for hell!”
After making sure Adam had taken his medicine, Skylar gently set him down and spun around to confront the attacker. Her eyes narrowed,
sharp as blades. A needle glinted between her fingertips, ready to strike at the man’s knife–wielding hand.
Yosef caught the descending blade with his bare hands. As the man stood frozen in shock, Yosef delivered a powerful kick to his gut. Doubling over in pain, the man curled up as the knife slipped from his grip. A raw scream erupted from his throat.
The wail of police sirens grew louder. The man and woman instinctively tried to stand and flee, but their injuries left them unable to move.
The police easily apprehended them. “Thank you both. Without your assistance, our team wouldn’t have been able to capture this criminal
gang so swiftly.”
Yosef replied, “No problem,” then added politely, “Excuse me, I have urgent matters to address.”
Yosef walked over to Skylar, his sharp eyes scanning her carefully from head to toe. Once he confirmed that she was unharmed, he finally exhaled in relief. “Is Adam alright?” he asked, his voice filled with concern.
Skylar turned and gently lifted Adam into her arms–she had no choice but to set him down earlier. Now, his breathing was steady, and although a faint frown still lingered on his forehead, his complexion had improved significantly. Skylar checked Adam’s pulse and said softly,
“He’s fine now.”
Yosef pressed his lips together, guilt evident in his voice. “I’m sorry for what you went through today. I should have done a better job of
protecting you.”
Skylar shook her head. “Don’t blame yourself. Who could have known that traffickers would stoop so low?”
Skylar looked down and saw blood dripping from Yosef’s hand, realizing it was the injury he sustained while protecting her. didn’t require his protection, she couldn’t deny the courage he had just shown for her sake.
“Your hand… It’s still bleeding,” she said.
ugh she
Yosef only seemed to realize that his hand was still bleeding when Skylar pointed it out. His injured fingers twitched slightly as he brushed them off, saying, “It’s nothing. Just a scratch.”
Skylar was furious at his indifference. “Just a scratch?” she snapped. “That wound goes down to the bone!” Skylar warned sharply, “If you
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don’t treat that wound properly, you could lose your hand.”
Yosef extended his hand with a wry smile. “Isn’t this a bit of a waste of your talents, Miss Sue? Could you patch me up?”
Skylar pursed her lips and said, “Don’t imply that I’m irresponsible. Follow me.” She informed the waiting officers that they would provide their statements later, carefully settled Adam into the police car, and then rushed to a nearby shop to borrow a first–aid kit to treat Yosef’s wound.
The raw flesh was torn open, faintly exposing the white bone beneath. Skylar bit her lip, wondering, ‘Who in their right mind would try to catch a blade with bare hands?‘
AD
