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    Gracie squeezed the trigger three times, only then realizing the chamber was empty.


    For a moment, embarrassment colored her face. She froze, not knowing how to exin her actions.


    With a fluid motion, Gary drew his weapon, pressing it straight at her forehead.


    Shaken by Gary’s sudden lunge, Brenna tumbled against her patient. She then turned around to find Gracie, aiming a gun at her.


    Brenna’s cold voice cut through the tension. “So, you were going to shoot me in the back, Gracie?”


    “N-no, wait! You’ve got it wrong!” Gracie stammered. “I didn’t mean to do that!”


    Gary’s re could have burned a hole through Gracie, his finger tight on the trigger. “You really want to y innocent? I watched you line up the shot. Three times you pulled that trigger. After all Brenna has done for you, this is how you thank her?”


    Desperate, Gracie’s voice cracked. “Don’t shoot! Please, Gary, don’t! Brenna, I’m begging you. I didn’t mean any harm. I swear!”


    “Save it!” Gary snapped, giving her a hard shove with his boot. He really wanted to kill her right then and there.


    Trembling, Gracie kept pleading, her eyes wide with panic. “Spare me! Brenna’s okay, isn’t she?”


    Brenna stared at her, her gaze icy. “This is it, Gracie. You’re on your own now. Don’t follow us, and don’t expect any more help from us.”


    Shivering with fear, Gracie recoiled, vehemently denying any wrongdoing. “It wasn’t what you thought! You’repletely mistaken.”


    Considering Gracie’s feverish condition, Brenna chose not to end her life but ensured she faced repercussions.


    Gary, unyielding and merciless, refused to show leniency. Seizing Gracie by the hair, he pulled her to the roadside, unleashing a barrage of brutal punches and kicks.


    Gracie’s agonized cries drew Ethan’s attention.


    “What’s happening here?” he asked, yanking Gary away. “Why are you beating her up?”


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    Ethan knew Gary, Brenna’s fiercely loyal bodyguard, would never act without cause, always prioritizing Brenna’s safety.


    Gracie, sobbing uncontrobly, crawled to clutch Ethan’s leg. “Ethan, he’s trying to kill me! I didn’t do anything wrong, and you know I saved your life before…”


    Gary’s icy stare pierced her as he revealed the truth to Ethan, saying, “Mr. Mitchell, she tried to kill Miss Harper. Her gun was empty, or Miss Harper would be dead by now. She’s a cunning viper. If we keep her around, she will strike again. We’re leaving her here to survive on her own.”


    He looked at Ethan, his eyes firm. “If you pity her, you can stay with her.”


    Stunned that Gracie had tried to kill Brenna, Ethan shook his head in disappointment. “I don’t pity her at all.”


    He then freed himself from Gracie’s grasp and walked away, his loyalty to Brenna unwavering. Gracie screamed after him, “Ethan, you can’t abandon me! I saved your life before; you’re indebted to me forever! If you leave me here, I’ll die!”


    But Ethan was already out of sight.


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