Sean was very concerned about them. “Madam, what about you? Are you okay?” he shouted.


    Natalie took a deep breath. "I''m fine. Get Sebastian first. Nothing can happen to Sebastian."


    Her left leg was pinned, and it throbbed with pain.


    The other car hade straight at them from the oppositene. This was clearly an attempt on their lives.


    Her eyes glinted with a murderous light. Who could it be?


    Joanna, or the person behind her?


    She didn''t know who, but luckily, she was alive.


    “Quick, quick! Save them! Get them out!" Sean yelled at the rescue team.


    When Natalie heard the rescuers arrive, she breathed a sigh of relief.


    As she rxed, she held onto Sebastian''s waist tightly. "Sebastian, it''s okay. It''s okay now. We''re saved."


    No matter what, they were both going to live.


    ***


    Half an hourter, both Natalie and Sebastian were taken to the hospital.


    Natalie had a minor fracture in her lower leg, and she was taken to get a cast.


    Watching Sebastian being wheeled into the operating room, she felt a persistent sense of unease.


    She didn''t know why, but she just felt deeply unsettled.


    The feeling was overwhelming.


    Natalie kept her eyes on the unconscious Sebastian, her emotions in turmoil.


    They had already drawn a clear line between them. Why did something like this have to happen?


    Her mind was a chaotic mess. She hated her ownpassion; she shouldn''t feel sorry for Sebastian. He brought this on himself, didn''t he?


    Sebastian''s past words cut into her heart like knives.


    Then, her grandmother-inw''s words echoed in her mind.


    “Natalie, you are also a part of this game. Sebastian wants to protect you, too!"


    So what had she done wrong?


    To be reborn, only to experience this same heart-wrenching pain all over again.


    Natalie squeezed her eyes shut in anguish. She bit down on her lower lip, so hard that the skin on her full lips brand blood welled up instantly. The copper tang of blood in her mouth brought a sharp, cold sliver of rity.


    This suffocating agony was about to make her break.


    On the verge of copse, she felt like the entire world was against her.


    All she had wanted in this new life was to live well, to live every single minute for herself.


    But now...


    ***


    Joanna hadn''t left the house all Sophia


    had rarely cooked, but t


    day


    бет


    she was meal for


    making a special day


    her and her brother content


    was a sess.


    Joanna was in her room handling work when a familiar number called. She smiled. It


    She answered the phone with a grin. "Hello? Was it sessful?"


    "Miss, it was a sess. But they weren''t killed. Both of them are in the hospital, and they''re both badly injured."


    Joanna''s lips curved into a faint smile. "Good I understand. I''ll wire you the money. You need to leave the country immediately. I''ve already arranged your ne tickets Golie. low for a while ande backter. Sebastian is very cunning. If he recovers, you''ll be in deep trouble."


    "Understood, Miss. I''ve already given the money to someone who won''t betray us. Don''t you worry."


    Joanna was confident. She hadn''t been cautious of Sebastian before, but now that she was, she had to be extra careful.


    She sat at her vanity table and lifted her eyes, only to see her own face streaked with tears.


    She froze. She was crying.


    Was it because of Sebastian?


    She quickly wiped the tears away. Why would she cry for Sebastian?


    His death was her greatest wish.


    His death would be her greatest happiness!


    Because she truly loved Maxwell.


    Perhaps it was because his origins were so simr to hers.


    They were both illegitimate children, forced to live in the shadows. Was that shared


    misery the reason she loved Maxwell so much?


    But that man, he truly treated her better than Sebastian ever did.


    Joanna picked up her phone and made a call.