Chapter: 628

Blood trickled down her back, a stark red against her pale skin.

“This bitch is tough!" One of the men, sweat-soaked, produced a knife from his pocket.

Another man frowned. “Are you going to carve her up? I'm not touching a bloody mess! Let me finish first, then you can do what you want!"

Maddie, hands sore from striking Aimee, whirled around in frustration, and slapped one of the men.

But before she could yell at them for taking so long, a gasping voice interrupted.

"Ms. Hinchcliffe, we're surrounded!"

Before he could finish, a tall figure stormed in, kicking him to the floor.

Maddie froze, her blood running cold as she recognized the intruder.

"Jonathan..."

"Maddie, I'll kill you!"

Fear gripped Maddie the second she saw Jonathan rushing towards her.

She reacted with lightning speed, grabbing the nearest knife her hand could reach and holding it against Bethany's neck.

"Stay right where you are, Jonathan! Come any closer, and I'll take Bethany's life!"

Jonathan's body trembled with fury, his bloodshot eyes filled with rage. The sight of Bethany beaten and covered in blood fuelled his urge to shred Maddie into pieces.

“Let go of her!"

"Hell no!" Maddie pressed the knife harder on Bethany's neck. "If you dare take a step closer, I will kill her before I die!"

Jonathan immediately stopped in his tracks. His men surrounded Maddie, while Brody rushed in and rescued Aimee and Nola, asking people to send them to the hospital.

He was certain that there was no way Maddie would escape.

“You're still obsessed with this bitch, aren't you? After everything I've sacrificed for you?" Maddie let out an evil laugh, after which she pressed the knife harder, breaking Bethany's skin. Blood began to ooze out, and it stained the knife and Maddie's hand.

Feeling the pain, Bethany began to regain consciousness slowly.

Was that Jonathan in front of her? It all felt like a dream to her.

With his eyes as red as ever, Jonathan spoke in an ice-cold voice that sent shivers down everyone's spines. "Don't you dare hurt her! Let her go, and I will spare you! If she dies, I will make you wish for death every day, for the rest of your Life!"

"Wish for death? I've been wishing for death for a long time! I love you with all I've got. To protect your mother, I even got raped by a group of men. I got stripped naked, burned with cigarettes, and had bottles forced inside me. Do you have any idea what that feels like? No, you don't! But your mother should know."

“Enough with that! Bethany is innocent. She has got nothing to do with this. I'm the one you want, so let her go and take your revenge on me!" Jonathan wasn't interested in listening to her nonsense. All he was worried about was Bethany.