Fade peeked into the office through the gap between the people.
In the office, a young tanned man in his twenties pointed a sharp knife at Sasha's throat.
That man looked fierce, and Fade could see his veins on his forehead from afar. "Back off! All of you, back off!" the man shouted, but he sounded weird.
Hearing his accent, Fade frowned and whispered to himself, "He's not local, but if he's a foreigner, why is he here?"
Fade was deep in his own thoughts. Meanwhile, Sasha, who was being threatened, was calm even though her face was red from the anxiety and she was sweating profusely. She spoke to the man as calmly as she could, "Tell me what do you want? I can give you anything as long as my family can afford it. Everything can be negotiated if you don't hurt me."
However, the man seemed to be upset. He doubted the authenticity of Sasha's word and he said, "You and the whole Li family are all liars! I won't believe you."
His expression became more gloomy and he pressed the knife harder against Sasha's neck.
Her blood started to ooze out.
The man said furiously, "I gave you a chance just now, but you lied to me and triggered the alarm. Do you think I will still believe you?"
Sasha's eyes flickered and she quickly explained, "It was just an accident. I didn't mean to trigger the alarm. I can give you what you want."
"Do you think I would still believe in your nonsense?" the man snorted. Then, he shouted ferociously, "I only want you to die! I don't want anything else!"
As he spoke, he pressed the knife deeper into Sasha's neck. She cried out in pain as her blood trickled down.
The security and staff at the door were terrified and had no choice but to back off.
Fade knew that he couldn't wait any longer, so he stood up and was ready to rescue Sasha.
Just as Fade was about to take action, someone came from behind and shouted, "You! Let go of Miss Sasha! Or else you're going to regret it!"
The shout caught everyone's attention immediately.
Fade was one of them. He turned to find Memo and the others up at the top floor with Abell taking the lead. He was the one who shouted.
"What are you doing up here? Get back down at once!" Fade frowned and sternly demanded.
Sonia glanced sideways at Fade and scoffed, "You're not the only one trying to impress Miss Sasha by saving the day."
Harper said, "Everyone wants to please Miss Sasha so stop being a pot calling the kettle black."
Fade was infuriated as he heard it. He bellowed in his deep voice, "Nonsense! This is a matter of life and death. It's not a playground for you to fool around. Leave here now."
Instead of listening to Fade, Abell stood out and yelled to the man, "I'm a martial artist! You'd better let go of Miss Sasha. Otherwise, you're going to die!"
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: His Stunning Doctor Wife