We all breathed a collective sigh of relief. Ivanna pped her hands and eximed, "Alright, let''s eat. Get them to serve the food quickly, Jared! I''m starving."Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.
Jared promptly yed the role of a waiter and summoned the servers waiting at the entrance to bring in the food.
We sat together as three families. Ivanna, never one to miss an opportunity to tease, threw ament at Oliver. "You''d better hurry up, Oliver. Look, you''re the oldest among the three families, but your future child will be the youngest. You should seize the opportunity while As hasn''tpleted his mission yet. It shouldn''t be too hard."
That remark instantly made us all blush. Laurenined, "Control her, Jared. She wasn''t like this before. You''ve spoiled her."
"You should let Oliver spoil you too," Ivanna retorted before Jared could respond.
"After you give birth, we''ll settle the score properly." Lauren gave Ivanna a sly nce.
"Stop trying to avoid the topic. You''re both not young anymore, so just live a good life together. Stop waiting to experience life together as a real family!" Ivanna''s words made us all burst intoughter.
Dinner was joyful and harmonious, finally bringing fulfillment to our three families. However, I knew that there was still something bothering Lauren. After we left the hotel, we said goodbye at the entrance. The three men each protected their own woman.
It was a warm and beautiful moment. Little did we know that, at that very moment, something unexpected would happen.
As we said our goodbyes, a couple on the pedestrian path not far away suddenly dashed toward us.
I was facing the opposite direction, and Lauren and Oliver stood across from me.
Lauren was the first to sense that something was wrong. She shouted in rm and swiftly pushed me aside. I saw Oliver hold Lauren abruptly. Ivanna screamed in shock, and As moved me aside.
At the same time, several people rushed toward us, and as I turned back, I saw a couple who looked like they were fleeing in different directions. Everything happened in that instant.
Just then, I heard Lauren scream, "Oliver!"
I turned to look at Oliver and Lauren beside me. Oliver fell to the ground, still holding Lauren. As swiftly held Oliver and said, "Jared, call an ambnce, quick." "Oliver..."
I saw Lauren grabbing Oliver''s hand, calling out to him with a trembling voice. She was panicking.
Everything happened so suddenly.
Jared immediately let go of Ivanna, who had been in his arms. Ivanna was petrified with fear and Jafed quickly called an ambnce
As supported Oliver and said, "Oliver, are you okay? Hang in there. We''re going to the hospital right now."
Oliver looked at Lauren and said weakly, "Don''t be afraid... it''s nothing."
"Oliver..." Lauren cried, and only then did I notice that her hands were covered in blood. She murmured, "What''s all this blood? Where are you injured?"
As said softly, "He''s been stabbed in the back. We''re all here. Don''t be afraid."
I didn''t know who he was trying tofort, but I thought that Oliver didn''t look too good.
"Oliver, are you okay? Oliver..."
A crowd had gathered, and some people were even recording videos.
"Quick, call the cops! Someone''s been stabbed."
"Isn''t that Oliver?"
"Call the cops. Call the cops, quickly!"
The scene grew chaotic. I was helpless, unsure of what to do. Ivanna held onto Jared''s arm tightly. "Will he be okay? Nothing wilb happen to him, right?"
Jaredforted her while on the phone.
When the ambnce arrived, Oliver was already losing consciousness. As the paramedics ced him on the stretcher, As shouted, "There''s
a knife in his back. Bend him forward..."
I saw the knife stuck in Oliver''s back, its de deep within him. Blood was flowing profusely.
We quickly got into the car and followed the ambnce straight to the hospital.
Lauren went with Oliver in the ambnce.
On the way there, As made several calls, arranging for doctors and calling Cane.
I could clearly sense that As was nervous...