"Paul! Stop it!" Ruby roared.
She darted toward Elliot and stood before him.
Paul stopped, but it was clear that he was still furious.
"If you kill him, I won't let you live!" Ruby glared at Paul viciously. "You are an outsider! You have no right to involve yourself in matters that concern the Goulds!
The word 'outsider' lanced Paul's heart with pain. He stared at Ruby's familiar face and felt as though he was looking at a stranger.
Ever since her marriage to Elliot, she had transformed into a completely different person. She cared only for Elliot. She loved him to the point where she would give him everything the Goulds owned if he asked for it.
As an outsider, Paul could only stand by and watch her make a fool of herself, over and over again.
Just as he was about to leave the room, Ruby sobbed, "Paul, don't go!" as she stared at his back.
Her words might have been harsh, but she had not actually wanted to chase him away. Fury had filled her when she had seen all the blood that Elliot had lost.
However, she knew that she did not have the power to clean the mess that lay before her without Paul's help.
Paul stopped and turned around to look at her. "Didn't you call me an outsider?" "You’re not an outsider!" She held back her tears. "But you can't bully Elliot anymore! I am the one who decided to kill Dad! I'm an adult, and I am responsible for the things I do!"
"Very well! Go ahead and take responsibility for what you did, then," Paul sneered.
"Don't go, Paul! I need your help!" she pleaded. "We can still be like before, okay?"
"Fine!" He clenched his fists at the pain he felt in his heart. "So what do you need me to do?"
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