Chapter 823



Then, the sound of the knife cutting into flesh reached her.

The sharp blade sank mercilessly into Lucas’ right lower back.

“Oh my God, someone has been stabbed!”

The surrounding spectators fled in terror, panic rippling through the crowd.

Lucas groaned, a grimace of agony spreading across his handsome features.

“Lucas!” Hearing Lucas’ voice filled with pain, Belinda felt her heart sink. She called out to him, her own voice quivering with fear and desperation.

Despite the excruciating pain radiating from his back, Lucas held Belinda tightly, enclosing her completely within his protective embrace. The acute pain coursing through his lower back forced his entire body to lean forward involuntarily.

Belinda, still in Lucas’ embrace, instinctively reached her hand to his back.

When her fingers brushed against the cold hilt of the knife and the warm, sticky fluid that oozed from his wound, her complexion turned ashen with horror.

“Lucas!” Panic surged through her as she began to struggle against him, trying to pull away from his embrace. But Lucas’ voice halted her.

“Don’t move, Belinda! Don’t move… Just let me hold you for a moment…” Lucas uttered softly, his voice hoarse and strained yet filled with an undeniable warmth.

His grip on her remained steadfast despite the pain coursing through him.

“Alright, alright! I won’t move; I promise I won’t move!” Belinda ceased struggling and shouted urgently to the bystanders around them, “Call an ambulance!”

Step into a new journey on galnovels .con Her voice cracked with raw emotion as she pleaded for help.

“We’ve already called an ambulance!” someone from the crowd responded quickly.

“Lucas, hold on! Do you hear me?” Belinda clung to Lucas desperately as tears cascaded down her cheeks.

“Belinda, don’t… Don’t cry… I’m alright…” Even in this dire state of distress and injury, Lucas attempted to reassure Belinda with gentle words.

He sounded very weak.

“Okay. I won’t cry…” Belinda sniffled hard, striving with all her might to stifle her tears and remain strong for Lucas.

Meanwhile, Minna stood there utterly flabbergasted.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she absorbed the shocking scene before her.

She had never anticipated that her knife would end up in Lucas’ body. Her intention had been solely to kill Belinda. It was supposed to be Belinda who was hurt!

Why did it always seem like luck favored Belinda?

Minna refused to accept this twist of fate. Quickly regaining her composure, she drew another dagger from beneath her coat and charged at Belinda with wild abandon.

Belinda’s eyes widened in terror upon witnessing Minna’s reckless move.

She was holding Lucas tightly; his weight bore heavily upon her body, making it impossible for her to evade Minna’s charge. She was also afraid that even the slightest shift could exacerbate Lucas’ injury beyond repair.

Just when Belinda thought she could not evade this brutal assault, a powerful kick suddenly emerged from nowhere, landing on Minna. With a thunderous thud, Minna was propelled several meters away.

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