Chapter 445
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“See how considerate I am? So, can you be considerate of me, too? Stay still and don’t move. Got it? Otherwise, I’d feel awful if this knife accidentally cuts your stomach,” Jean threatened, pressing down the knife harder on Noelle’s cheek.
Noelle felt a sharp, spearing pain as the blade sliced across her skin. Blood immediately welled up and dripped down, each drop landing cold and stark against the surface below.
Noelle suddenly thought of Hendrix.
What was he doing now? Did he think she had stormed off in anger and was searching for her like a madman? Or had he picked up Olivia’s call and didn’t even notice Noelle was missing?
She didn’t dare to think about it. The more she thought, the more bitter she felt.
The pain became sharper, but she didn’t dare move. Because just like Jean said, Noelle was pregnant. Thus, she couldn’t risk upsetting Jean for fear of what she would do to her baby.
As the knife carved into Noelle’s skin, Jean’s eyes lit up with a bloodthirsty and maniacal glint. Then, she pressed even harder.
Noelle felt the knife skim dangerously close to the artery pulsing beneath her throat. Then, a loud commotion suddenly erupted outside.
Jean jerked up in shock, her hand trembling. Before she could turn around, someone slammed into her, pinning her to the ground.
The knife clattered to the floor.
Noelle’s eyes, which had been squeezed shut, snapped open.
At some point, a large number of police officers had arrived outside. They had brought lights with them, and the glare stung Noelle’s eyes.
Then, she saw a tall, lean figure.
Even though she had been upset with him tonight, the first name that came to her mind when she saw that silhouette was Hendrix.
But soon, she got a clear look at the person’s face.
The man who was usually gentle and refined now had a layer of sweat on his forehead, his chest rising and falling rapidly from urgency.
The person being restrained by the police beside him was his fiancée.
The moment Jean saw him, she immediately cried out. But Dylan didn’t spare her a single glance. Instead, he crouched down in front of Noelle.
When he saw the cut on her cheek, he visibly flinched. Then, without hesitation, he turned his head and shouted, ‘ Doctor! Doctor!”
As he spoke, he fumbled to untie the ropes binding her.
“I’m sorry for coming late. I’m so sorry. Don’t worry. You’re safe now. As long as I’m here, nothing’s going to happen to you,” Dylan kept reassuring her.
But to be honest, Noelle felt nothing. If she had been afraid earlier when Jean pressed the knife against her skin,
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now, even that faint trace of fear was gone.
The doctor quickly came in to treat her wound.
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At that moment, Jean’s shrill screams rang out, “Dylan, it was you who called the police, wasn’t it? I knew it! Between me and this bitch, you still chose her! You love her I should have just killed her when I had the chance!”
As she spat those words, her gaze toward Noelle was filled with venomous hatred.
Noelle froze for a moment before slowly turning to look at Dylan.
He had his head lowered, and his long lashes cast shadows over his eyes, concealing whatever emotion lay within them.
