“Yeah, I’m tired of living for a while now. If you want to die, take me with you. I really miss my mom and dad, and Addy…“
Carter’s eyes sank when he heard Shirley’s words. His Adam’s apple moved slightly; it seemed that it was a sob. “Okay.“
He opened his lips and uttered a single word.
“Then, let’s go to hell together.“
He said those words of despair and tightened his hand on Shirley’s neck.
Indifferent, Shirley allowed Carter’s palm to tighten more and more, then she slowly closed her eyes.
“Carter, let Shirley go!“ Niamh tried to stop Carter, but Fabian held her back.
“It’s dangerous! Don’t go there! He’s a lunatic.“ “But I can’t just stand by and watch…“
Bang!
Before Niamh could finish speaking, she suddenly heard the loud sound of a gunshot.
Her eyes were met with a glaring sight of red blood.
Carter had been shot.
His arm that held Shirley’s throat had been shot, and blood was seeping through his coat.
Shirley had not expected those people to shoot.
Although Carter had committed crimes, he was still a royalty of St. Piaf. Even if they carne to arrest him, they still had to ensure Carter’s safety, yet they had fired.
Carter quickly released his palm that held Shirley. In reality, he had never really thought about strangling Shirley like this. Never.
Shirley was stunned for several seconds before she could react, then, at this moment, another bullet hit Carter in the leg.
Shirley’s eyes turned red instantly. “Carter! “
She involuntarily called out Carter’s name and stopped those people.
“Stop shooting! Don’t shoot anymore! “ Her eyes were red as she commanded.
“Have you forgotten who Carter is? He must return to St. Piaf unharmed! That’s your mission! “
Shirley roared out, tears escaping her eyes like pearls on a broken string.
Her legs were weak, and she could not move, but she still relied on the strength of her body to quickly help Carter.
“Carter, you must hold on. Your life won’t be in danger. I’ll ask them to take you to the hospital immediately!”
Shirley wanted to help Carter leave as she spoke, but Carter seemed to have some difficulties in walking.
When he saw the messy tears on Shirley’s face,
Carter suddenly felt that the two shots were worth it. “It’s been a while.”
Carter smiled and sighed self-deprecatingly.
He raised his slightly trembling palms and touched Shirley’s face.
However, when his fingers were about to touch Shirley’s cheeks, his palms suddenly stiffened in the air.
“Carter?” Shirley looked at Carter, who was increasingly pale, in shock.
Suddenly, Carter, seemingly drained of all strength, fell to the ground. “Carter? Carter! “
Heartbroken, Shirley called out to Carter, and then with some force, she overturned the wheelchair and fell on Carter’s body.
Upon seeing this, Niamh ran to Shirley’s side immediately, trying to help her up.
“Shirley, you should get up first.“
“No, I won’t get up! “ Shirley stubbornly hugged Carter’s arm tightly.
“His life won’t be in danger, Shirley. You have to take care of your body, “ Niamh comforted.
However, Shirley still did not let go. She cried and shook her head. The unconscious Carter was the only person she could see right now.
“Eveline, we don’t feel about this in the same way. You won’t care even if he dies, but I do.“
“I care about it too! “ Niamh emphasized.
Shirley was stunned when she heard this. She looked at Niamh with suspicion and saw the solemn expression on Niamh’s face.
“Carter hid Kendrick somewhere and I want to know where Kendrick is. So, just like you, I hope Carter won’t be in danger.“
After hearing this, Shirley seemed to be much calmer.
The men armed with guns from one side came over at this moment. Expression absent from the faces, they carried Carter and then placed him into a car.
After that, Niamh and Fabian helped Shirley back into the wheelchair.
Shirley wanted to go into the same car as Carter, but those people did not let Shirley get in the car.
She suddenly wondered if she had been in the wrong for calling those people from St. Piaf’s to arrest Carter.
No, she had not been wrong.
If she had not done this, Carter would only keep on making mistakes again, and he would never be able to restart his life again then.
At least, now he still had a chance to change.
Niamh could not find Kendrick, so she and Fabian could only take Shirley back to the villa.
Shirley told Niamh that she had used the phone Niamh gave her to notify the authorities in St. Piaf while Carter was not paying attention.
The authorities there had been worried that they could not catch Carter. As such, when they received Shirley’s report, they sent people to catch Carter overnight.
Carter had been oblivious of everything.
“I really don’t want to see him continue to be so obsessed with this.“ In the end, Shirley sighed, tears glistening in her eyes.
Niamh could fully understand Shirley’s feelings, but she was also anxious to know where Kendrick was.
“Shirley, do you know where Carter might be hiding Kendrick?“
Shirley shook her head slightly. “I only know he’d go out today, but I don’t know who he had an appointment with.“
When she saw that Shirley had no idea as well, Niamh had no other ideas, but she quickly passed the paper Carter had given her to Shirley and explained the situation. At the same time, she called out to Lillian, who was sitting and playing next to Fabian.
After hearing what Niamh said and seeing the small red rashes on Lillian’s arm, a look of loneliness and regret surged in Shirley’s eyes.
“I shou1d’ve asked the people from St. Piaf to send someone to arrest Carter sooner so that he wouldn’t have had a chance to move against your daughter.“
Shirley said helplessly, her eyes full of guilt.
“I can’t blame Carter fully for this since I was the one who developed this test reagent.“
“Why did you develop such a harmful thing?“ Fabian asked in dissatisfaction.
“What’s your relationship with Carter? Why was this thing you developed in Carter’s hands? You were actually colluding with him, weren’t you?“
Fabian blurted out all his suspicion.
Shirley was momentarily stunned, then a trace of self-blame appeared in her eyes.
“You’re right to be suspicious. I used to collude with Carter, and I’d done what he wanted me to do. I was a fool with no self-respect who could not think for myself.“ Shirley laughed at herself.
Upon hearing Shirley’s description of herself, Fabian was surprised and a little embarrassed.
Knowing that Shirley helped Niamh rescue Lillian before, Fabian coughed twice and corrected Shirley before thanking her.
“Ahem, I, I was just too worried about Lily, so that’s why I didn’t think before I spoke. You don’t have to take it to heart. I know that you are actually different from Carter. He doesn’t have a heart.“
Fabian explained. He did feel that Shirley and Carter were not the same.
If Shirley had truly been that nasty, Niamh would not have been able to rescue Lillian.
After listening to Fabian’s explanation, Shirley just smiled calmly.
In fact, she no longer cared about what others thought of her.
“Shirley, you had originally developed this test reagent, so you must have a way to prepare an antidote, don’t you?“
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.