Chapter 23
Catherine’s sudden appearance threw the whole banquet hall into chaos. Guests were screaming and scrambling to get away.
Gigi couldn’t believe what she was seeing and shouted, “You’ve already broken the law, Catherine! Breaking out of prison just makes it worse. Put the knife down.
Catherine ignored those words completely. She closed in on Gigi, muttering, “It’s your fault. You threw me in prison, and I went through hell in there. This is the day you pay the price.”
Her eyes burned with pure hatred, looking like she wanted to tear Gigi apart. The Hart family was caught off guard, and they didn’t know how to react.
Catherine raised her knife and was about to stab Gigi when a figure darted out and threw
themselves into the scene.
Without a second thought, Rylan jumped in front of Gigi and shouted, “Take it out on me, Catherine.”
Catherine’s eyes lit up with madness. Without the slightest hesitation, she drove the knife straight into Rylan’s chest.
“Rylan!”
But Catherine was too far gone. She raised the knife again, aiming for Gigi. Just in the nick of time, the Hart family finally sprang into action.
In a heartbeat, Donovan leapt in front of Gigi, yelling, “Have you lost your mind, Catherine? Stop this now!”
Catherine was completely unhinged, like a mad beast on a rampage. She ignored all the warnings and thrust the knife right at Donovan.
The knife sank into his abdomen before he had a chance to react. Blood soaked through his shirt in seconds. Still, he gritted his teeth and shielded Gigi with everything he had,
The sight of Donovan bleeding made Meredith shriek in horror. But without a moment’s hesitation, she rushed in and tried to hold Catherine back, desperate to stop her.
Meredith cried out, her voice cracking with pain and desperation, “What the hell are you doing, Catherine? She is your sister.”
Catherine shoved Meredith hard, knocking her to the floor. Then, she lunged at Gigi with the knife again.
Seeing what was about to happen, Kenny panicked and took the hit with his arm to protect
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Kenny winced in pain, blood streaming down his arm. But he stood his ground, refusing to let Catherine near Gigi.
Catherine was about to strike again, but Rylan pushed through the searing pain in his chest
and rushed forward once more.
Spotting a familiar figure at the door, he used the last of his strength to grab Catherine from behind and yelled, “Get Gigi out of here now, Wesley.”
Wesley didn’t have time to find out what had just happened. He grabbed Gigi and bolted out of the banquet hall.
Catherine thrashed wildly, swinging the knife in all directions. Rylan took a few more cuts but never let go of her. “Snap out of it, Catherine. Hatred will only eat you alive.”
Just then, the sound of police sirens rang out outside the banquet hall.
Hearing that, Catherine started to falter. Fear and confusion clouded her eyes. The knife clattered to the floor, and she collapsed right after it.
The police officers burst into the banquet hall and quickly subdued Catherine before hauling
her away.
Gigi and Wesley swiftly returned to the scene, getting the wounded to the hospital. The rest of the Hart family had been injured as well, but Rylan’s injuries were by far the worst.
After the surgery, the Hart family slowly began to wake up one by one.
Donovan slowly opened his eyes and saw Gigi sitting by his bedside. A conflicted look flickered in his eyes-regret but also a sense of relief.
When Meredith woke up, she tightly held Gigi’s hand and sobbed. “I’m so sorry, Gigi.”
Kenny weakly called out to Gigi, his gaze heavy with remorse.
Unfortunately, things didn’t look good for Rylan. With a grave expression, the doctor informed Gigi that there was a chance he could end up in a vegetative state because of how badly he was hurt.
The news hit Gigi like a punch to the gut. A storm of emotions swirled inside her.
