Chapter 586
Late at night, in the long alley behind the bar.
After taking down a few thugs, Diana was eventually overpowered and knocked to the ground by a small, stocky middle- aged man.
The short and slender man dismissed his subordinates and slowly approached Diana. Like a predator savoring its prey, he watched as blood steadily dripped from the corner of her mouth.
Seeing her struggle to push herself up with her hands, he laughed cruelly. “Ms. Grant, don’t waste your strength. There’s no way you’re leaving here alive tonight.”
Diana was almost certain these people were working with Quinlee. When she saw him take the short dagger handed to him by one of his men, she knew she had no strength left to resist.
Aaron always said that her reckless and prideful nature would get her into serious trouble someday.
In all the years she’d known Aaron, he’d never stopped nagging her. Because of her stubbornness and mischief, they had been apart for five whole years.
She thought, ‘This time, I didn’t listen to him again. If I die, I deserve it.‘
Just as she closed her eyes, there was an explosive noise.
When Diana opened her eyes again, the short, middle–aged man who had been holding the dagger was now on the ground, writhing in pain.
She saw Aaron forcing the other attackers to retreat swiftly. As they fled, Diana tried to call out to him.
Aaron turned his head and saw Diana lying motionless on the ground. She opened her mouth to call out to him, but the blood gushing from her throat swallowed every word.
“You’re going to be okay. I’m taking you to the hospital,” he said, his voice shaky. He picked her up and sprinted towards the alley entrance as fast as he could.
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Late at night, the hallway outside the emergency room at Bondie Private Hospital was packed with dozens of people.
“Don’t worry, Aaron. Mark is in there. Diana will be fine,” Ellie said, her heart pounding as she noticed the large bloodstains on Aaron’s jacket.
“With Diana’s skills, who could have hurt her this badly?” Lacey asked, dressed in thin loungewear, her hair disheveled and wearing slippers.
“Aaron?” Declan sat on a bench with other Grant family elders, including Patrick and Winnie.
Aaron approached and explained the phone call he had with Diana that night to everyone.
Aaron felt like he was suspended in midair, without a sense of security. Even while speaking to Declan, his eyes were fixed on the light above the surgery room door. “When I called her, she’d already reached the place where the incident happened
“I don’t know the exact situation, but I can confirm one thing. She was following Quinlee Janssen.”
“Quinlee?” Everyone almost exclaimed in unison.
Aaron nodded, “Yes, Quinlee.””
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Steven was the first to speak up, “Winnie, if Quinlee really did this to my sister, don’t blame me. I won’t let that woman get away with it.”
Standing beside her husband, Winnie’s expression was serious. “Even if she’s my sister, I won’t cover for her if she did something this terrible. You can count on that.”
Liam added, “But Diana’s skills… even a seasoned fighter would struggle against her. Whoever did this to her must be unusual.”
Tim said, “Aaron, you fought those people. Tell us exactly what happened.”
Aaron shook his head. “It was in a deep alley with poor lighting. They were all masked and hooded; even their hands were gloved.”
Joey suggested, “Patrick, we should find Quinlee first.”
Patrick turned to the butler. “Coordinate our people around where Diana was attacked. We need to find Quinlee.”
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