At this moment, the rooftop on the top floor was filled with people. Archie passed through the crowd and stood at the front.
“Wade, the person you want to kill is me. I’m here now. Can you let her go?” Archie said coldly.
Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Archie tried his best to calm himself down.
However, when he saw Emma’s pale face due to pain, Archie’s large palm still made cracking sounds.
When Wade saw Archie, he subconsciously shivered.
In the past, this young man was like an emperor, blocking the sunlight above his head. In front of him, he tried his best to please him.
Even at this moment, even though he had the right to negotiate, he still instinctively wanted to submit to this man’s powerful aura.
“Archie, why aren’t you letting me go? You are so rich. I only took two million from you. If you can be more forgiving to me. . . We wouldn’t have come to this point today. It’s all because of your ruthlessness. Cold, harsh, That’s why today’s deadlock has been created. I used to work so diligently for you. . . Yet you treated me so coldly and cruelly.” In the depths of Wade’s heart, he felt wronged. He was also in extreme pain. He accused Archie of pressing him step by step. The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
“Wade, you are an old employee of Grafton’s Corporation. Using public funds to pay for your son’s gambling debts is already illegal. I did not send you to the police station, which is already a lenient punishment for you. You are the one who did not repent. How can you blame me for being heartless?” Archie answered in a deep voice. His sharp eyes were fixed on Wade’s every move.
Yoseph, who was standing aside, saw Archie saying such words to provoke Wade at this moment. He immediately walked over and said angrily, “Archie, you are wrong. She shouldn’t have been the one to bear it on your behalf. Didn’t you see that she was injured? You should agree to all of Wade’s conditions and save her first.”
It was only now that Archie saw Yoseph among the crowd. When he heard his anxious tone, he frowned slightly.
“I know what I’m doing!” Archie’s tone was very low.
Yoseph stared at Wade angrily.
Wade was one of Archie’s men. Even if he wanted to negotiate with Wade right now, he was afraid that Wade would not negotiate with him.
Archie continued, “Your son was addicted to gambling when he was fifteen years old. He lost millions of yuan in one night. You took out two million yuan worth of promissory notes from my father, Wade. Just like your name, you are a great father. I have always respected you, and I have always felt sorry for you. Have you forgotten? I personally tore the three million yuan promissory note for you at the sensibility meeting. As your bonus for a quarter of the year, I still remember how touched you were back then. At that time, I knew that an elite backbone like you. . . ”
“Stop talking, stop talking!” Wade’s solid heart wall was shattered by Archie’s powerful words. It was as if he could not bear it any longer. His two hands suddenly covered his ears. Deep in his heart, he, who had worked hard and was proactive and righteous, seemed to have been awakened.
“Run!” Archie shouted urgently.
Emma was also stunned for a second and immediately ran away from Wade with all her might.
“Don’t run!” Wade woke up and saw that Emma actually took the opportunity to escape. He roared angrily and rushed over with a knife.
Emma let out a cry of surprise. She felt the tall figure in front of her rushing towards her at an even faster speed.
“No. . . Archie!” Emma widened her eyes and found it hard to believe that Archie was actually running towards her.
The next moment. . .
Emma felt that her back was blocked by a firm chest. The man protected her tightly in front of his chest.
The fruit knife stabbed into Archie’s back.
“Hmm. . .” A dull sound of pain came from the man’s lips.
Time seemed to stop at this moment. Emma’s breathing stopped. She suddenly looked up and saw the man looking at her gently.
“It’s fine now!” He gently whispered into her ear.
Emma’s beautiful eyes froze and she quickly broke free from his embrace. She felt that the man was almost unable to stand on her body.
“Archie. . .” Emma let out a heart-wrenching cry and her tears poured down.
At this moment, the moment Archie was stabbed by Wade, the security guards rushed forward and subdued the furious Wade.
“Archie, I’m going to kill you, I’m going to kill you. . .”
Yoseph did not expect Archie to block the knife for Emma. After the shock, he rushed over and carried the unconscious Archie and shouted, “Call an ambulance!”
“Archie, Archie, wake up. Don’t scare me. Why are you so stupid? Why did you rush over. . . ” Emma’s tears fell like rain. Her heart ached. This slash should have been hers. Why did Archie block it for her?
She would rather the person who fell down at this moment be herself.
Archie was quickly escorted by Yoseph and a few bodyguards downstairs. Emma’s mind was blank, and her eyes were misty with tears. However, she did not want to leave Archie’s side for a moment, and followed him closely.
The ambulance arrived at the scene ten minutes later, and Archie was directly sent to the hospital.
Emma sat in the ambulance, nervously holding Archie’s large palm. Seeing the doctor and nurse doing the resuscitation work for him to stop bleeding, she was extremely afraid.
“Archie, you must hold on. Don’t leave me behind, okay? You will be fine!” She muttered as she placed his hand on her cheek and kissed him nonstop, hoping to wake up the unconscious man.
When they arrived at the hospital, Archie was immediately sent to the resuscitation room for surgery.
“Miss, please wait outside.” Emma was stopped at the door of the operating room and was not allowed to follow them in.
Emma stood at the door with a stiff and cold body. When she saw the lights on the operating door suddenly lit up, her heart sank.
In the corridor outside the resuscitation room, there were occasionally doctors and nurses who walked over. Emma’s small face was wooden. She leaned against the wall powerlessly, as if waiting for the judgment of fate. Her entire body trembled lightly.
Suddenly, there was the sound of rapid footsteps. Yoseph and Wira hurriedly rushed over.
When they saw her leaning against the wall by herself, her sad and fragile appearance made Yoseph’s heart tighten.
He subconsciously slowed down his footsteps and walked to her side with light steps. He said with concern: “Are you okay? Are you hurt?”
“I’m fine!” Emma shook her head and replied softly.
“But I clearly saw blood on your back just now. Let me see!” Yoseph did not forget that hasty glance just now. Her milk-coloured windbreaker clearly had several bloodstains on it.
“This external injury of mine is nothing compared to Archie’s. I don’t feel pain anymore!” Emma covered her mouth and started to sob.
“Go and find a doctor to take a look at you. Don’t force yourself. Even if it is a flesh wound, it should be treated in time.” When Yoseph heard this, he only felt pain in his heart. He still softly advised her.
“No, I am not going anywhere. I will wait here for him to come out.” Emma replied stubbornly.
Yoseph looked at her and saw that she did not even care about her own wound. He was a little annoyed. “Archie will be fine. That knife won’t take his life. Quickly go and treat your own wound.”
Emma was still stubborn and refused to leave. She just stiffly leaned against the wall arm.
Yoseph really had no way to do anything to her. He could only sigh. “Alright, I will go and get the medicine for you. You stay here and watch him come out.”
Emma sobbed twice and looked at Yoseph’s disappearing figure. Only then did she realize that her legs were trembling.
She walked to a chair at the side and sat down. She anxiously looked at the lights in the operating room.
Wira followed Yoseph to the department and found a doctor to bring some disinfectant and bandaged medicine over.
“Young master, Miss Emma must be scared!” Wira said in a low voice.
“I know!” Yoseph looked over and saw her curling up into a ball. It was not like he felt pain in his heart.
Yoseph sat beside her and ordered in a low voice, “Take off your coat. Let me see your wound.”
Emma did not want to take it off, but Yoseph did not want to talk nonsense with her anymore. He forcefully pulled off her coat and saw that the thin shirt inside had been stained with blood.
“Damn b*stard, I have to tear him into pieces!” Looking at the wounds on her back, it could be seen how many times that bastard’s blade had cut her back when she was kidnapped.
But this woman just held it in and did not make a sound.
“I have to pull your clothes up. Take your coat and cover it up!” Yoseph said in a low voice and pushed her shirt up without a care. Emma stiffly squeezed her fingers and hugged her coat, revealing her snowy red back.
Yoseph looked and his heart was about to break!
There were five scratches on her jade-like skin. The longest one was half a finger long. Yoseph had some alcohol on him and wanted to disinfect her first.
“It might hurt a lot. Bear with it!” Yoseph reminded her in a low voice.
Emma closed her eyes tightly. She felt like she was being burned by fire. The pain made her shiver all over. She clenched her teeth tightly, but she did not make a sound.
Yoseph looked at this stubborn woman and could only sigh to himself. Her movement was light. After the blood was removed, he quickly applied medicine for her. Then, he first took a Band-Aid and pasted it on her.
When all her wounds were treated, Only then did he gently pull off her shirt and take his coat to cover her.
“Thank you!” Emma’s gaze looked towards him and softly said gratefully.
Yoseph saw that her eyes were red and her forehead was covered with cold sweat. That pitiful look scratched his heart the most.
“Why are you being so polite to me? If you are injured, I will feel sorry for you!” Yoseph laughed self-deprecatingly.
Emma was slightly stunned. After that, she did not say anything else.
The atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.
Two long hours had finally passed. Emma’s heart shrank. She kept looking up at the lights in the operating room.
Finally, the lights dimmed. The door of the operating room opened and the doctor wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. He said, “The knife on Young Master Archie’s back has been taken out. He is very lucky. It did not hurt his heart, but during the surgery, He had lost too much blood and was still in a coma for the time being. You can send him to the ward first and wait for him to wake up before looking at the follow-up situation.”
“Thank you, doctor. Thank you so much!” Emma heard that the knife was taken out and that it did not hurt his heart. Emma’s nervous heart finally calmed down and she gratefully bowed to the doctor a few times.
“Now, can you feel at ease?” Yoseph saw that she kept saying thank you like a fool. His heart was very complicated. If the person lying in the operating room at this moment was him, would she also be so nervous and worried?
Emma was slightly stunned. Her snow white face flushed twice. Only now did she realize that she seemed to be excited like a child just now. It was too shameful.
“He’s fine now. That’s great!” Emma muttered and the corner of her mouth could not help but rise.