Chapter 911
“Ms. Thompson!”
Scared stiff, Linny closed her eyes in fear.
Fear and dread washed over Bella.
Her senses went numb as her life flashed before her eyes.
Every glimpse into her past involved Justin.
She remembered their heart-throbbing first encounter 13 years ago, their combat on the Kridor battlefield, their marriage, their divorce, and their companionship during the most devastating moments.
Bella gasped for air, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
It was said that true feelings would emerge in the face of death.
Bella’s mind was filled with Justin, leaving her to wonder whether the feelings came from love or hate.
“Smack!”
The biting wind brushed past her ear rattling her eardrums.
However, death did not befall.
Before Winston knew it, he felt a sharp pain in his wrist and kicked
weapon into the water.
Bella looked back.
Her heart pounded, and tears welled up in her eyes as Justin emerged, a hero in a nick of time.
There he was.
He had arrived.
Justin, his breath ragged, took a lingering look at Bella.
A laceration along his beloved woman’s arm enraged Justin as he
dug his nails into his palms.
Winston, despite his long killing history, shuddered at the cold,
bloodshot glare of the man before him.
That was not the worst part.
Winston did not expect Justin to be there.
Justin narrowed his eyes dangerously at Winston, his towering build
shielding Bella in a protective stance. “I believe I’ve seen you before..
Do you work for Shannon?”
Bella clutched her chest while Steven, who was on the ground,
grimaced menacingly.
She could understand why Shannon went after her, but she c
wrap her head around Shannon’s vile scheming. They had peace on the surface so far. Yet Shannon was eager to kill her
the blue.
Shannon’s hasty plan could expose herself.
Maybe the real target was Linny, and Bella was an afterthought.
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However, it did not explain why Shannon was after Linny. It was likely Linny discovered something she should not have.
The remaining three hitmen panicked at Justin’s presence.
However, they were beyond the point of return. The only way forward
was to get them all.
“Who is Shannon? I don’t know her.”
Winston held his aching wrist and smiled at Justin. “It doesn’t matter,
though. It’s not important. All that matters is that you won’t live to tell
the tale.”
Winston had no qualms about attacking Bella.
Justin was no issue either, since he was only an illegitimate child to
the Salvador family.
“I was going to restrain you without a fight, but since you hurt my woman, I’ll have to take your life.” Justin clenched his fists and charged toward Winston.
His woman?
Bella blushed, and her breath hitched.
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