Chapter 14
Chapter 14
The front row saw it first, causing a ripple of panic.
Luke moved swiftly, but I wasn’t his target.
Chaos erupted as he lunged at Gavin.
I tried to stop him, but too late.
“Watch out!”
People rushed forward, pushing me aside.
Blood splattered the ground–but not Gavin’s.
The knife was lodged in Luke’s abdomen.
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His hands covered in red, he looked at me with hurt eyes.
“Yvonne, it hurts so much…‘
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For a moment, I flashed back to years ago when he insisted on cooking and cut his finger. He had given me the same wounded look then.
But I would never again cradle his hands and bandage his wounds.
I rushed to Gavin, checking his injuries.
Thankfully, Gavin only had a scratch on his arm.
In the crowd, someone called an ambulance while others surrounded Luke.
His gaze burned into me, but I didn’t look back.
They took Luke away.
The wedding continued in disarray, somehow making it to the end.
I didn’t see him for a long time after that.
Word was his father had him confined.
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Then came rumors of suicide attempts, each time rescued just in time.
Later, I heard his father found Mandy, hoping she could help Luke recover.
It backfired–they found Mandy barely alive, brutalized by Luke.
They say she was permanently disabled.
I didn’t actively seek this news, just lived my life.
On my next birthday, Gavin wanted to throw a big party, but I refused.
Instead, I baked myself an ugly cake.
I’d grown to love documenting life, posting casual photos on social media.
Luke liked one of my posts.
After that, I only heard about him through the news.
His ruthless tactics let him take over the family business in just a year.
Or stories of his affairs with women who’d had extensive plastic surgery.
Their faces all resembled someone–more or less.
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