After over twenty years of unwavering adoration, all she got in return was his statement, “I will have no sympathy for you.”
Did he see her as a clown in his eyes?
She couldn’t accept it!
Why could he trample on her genuine feelings so casually?
Why could Selah, who did nothing, be adored by him for a lifetime, irreplaceable even in death?
Why could he have children around his knees, while she had to end her brief life amid the world’s scorn?
At that moment, the most malicious thought sprang to Jaelynn’s mind-she wanted Channing on his knees, begging for her forgiveness!
Cheyenne was the apple of Channing’s eye; by controlling her, she would control his lifeline.
After a moment of contemplation, Jaelynn suddenly took a shocking action.
Seemingly powerless, she somehow found the strength to stand.
With the speed of thunder, she snatched a gun from the deputy’s hand and aimed it at Cheyenne.
“You little wretch! Even if I die, I will drag you down with me, you and your mother have ruined my life.”
Almost as soon as she finished speaking, she pulled the trigger.
A loud explosion followed, and the barrel emitted a puff of white smoke.
The bullet flew past everyone at such a speed that it left only a white afterimage.
By the time they saw it was heading towards Cheyenne, it was too late to stop it.
“Cheyenne!”
The sudden change made Kelvin’s heart leap into his throat as he fell off the bed despite his injuries.
A soul-piercing cry echoed continuously in the room.
It was agonizing.
Cheyenne looked up just in time to see the tears twinkling in his eyes, and in that moment, she had only one thought-
I can’t die!
Everyone instinctively worried for her life.
“Ha ha ha…”
Jaelynn’s insane laughter contained the thrill of a successful scheme.
However, something miraculous happened.
After the white smoke, the bullet did not penetrate her heart as anticipated, but suddenly died mid-way.
The sound of metal hitting the ground was crisp and clear, and everyone heard it.
“What!”
It was unbelievable; how could the bullet just drop mid-way!
Jaelynn was even more shocked, staring at the smoking gun in her hand.
“What’s going on?”
The deputy, feeling slightly aggrieved, explained kindly, “Last month, I accidentally made a small mistake, so Master Iker banned me from carrying a gun for a month.”
“But I am a deputy after all, and it’s embarrassing to have an empty holster, so I…”
Bought a toy gun to save some face.
Of course, it wasn’t a cheap plastic toy gun, but a craftsman-designed hunting gun.
This gun looked exactly like a real one, but the bullet’s power was greatly reduced.
To add a selling point, they included some smoke to attract customers.
Hence the smoke-filled scene just now.
A normal pistol wouldn’t do this, Jaelynn was too eager to kill Cheyenne and overlooked this detail.
“So it’s a toy gun, then I’m relieved. You really scared me just now,” Omari said, patting his chest with lingering fear.
Such an ending was unexpected, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
“Toy guns are good, thanks to your mistake,” Channing said.
Oliver also nodded in agreement, still frightened.
“Yes, I want one of those guns too.”
“No, you’re still young and shouldn’t touch these dangerous things, wait until you grow up.”
Meanwhile, Jaelynn, now knowing the reason, turned pale as a ghost.
She gritted her teeth and threw the toy gun to the ground, stomping on it furiously.
Her indignation had reached a boiling point.
“I hate the Lucas family and even more, I hate the unfairness of the heavens!”
The farce ended, and to prevent Jaelynn from harboring such thoughts again, this time Iker personally handcuffed her.
“What do you have to complain about? Born as the lady of the Weaver family, you already started ahead of most people.”
“Compared to those poor women, you’ve squandered a good hand.”
“If anyone’s to blame, it’s you-ruthless, extreme, and unscrupulous… such a person does not deserve happiness!”
Heaven made her marriage unhappy, childless-that was the best karma.
“I…”
Jaelynn listened to his rebuke, falling into deep thought.
Was it really so?
Was it her own greed that led her to end up with nothing?
Channing stepped in front of her, towering over her with a pair of fiery eyes.
His cold and merciless declaration of revenge.
“Do you know why you can’t compare to my Selah?”
“Why?” Jaelynn asked.
“It’s simple, because of her kindness.”
The first time he saw Selah, she was being bullied by a few rich girls. He happened to pass by and stepped in to help her. Later, her act of playing dumb was exposed, and the identity of the young divine doctor shook all of Onistead.
Once, the woman who had bullied her before came to the hospital, eight months pregnant, begging for her help. The elderly would say that babies born in the eighth month don’t survive. Everyone was convinced that the child wouldn’t make it. But kind-hearted Selah, seeing the innocence of the child, decided to help her anyway.
If it had been him or Jaelynn in that situation, they probably would have chosen to ignore her. The latter might have even taken the opportunity to kick her when she was down.
“This is just one of the many differences between the two of you. Selah’s excellence is something you couldn’t hope to match, even in your next life.”
Jaelynn was stunned. Was he calling her malicious? But she had once been a kind and innocent girl. Unlike Selah, she didn’t have the good fortune of having someone like Channing and Abel to protect her. The kind and innocent Jaelynn had died under the vicious words of those around her.
On the battlefield, it was kill or be killed… Kindness? Mercy towards the enemy is cruelty to oneself. She had long abandoned that barely visible kindness in her heart.
“I understand now.”
At that moment, Jaelynn lost the will to live. She accepted her fate. Only one outcome awaited her: death. Jaelynn was escorted away, and as she was leaving, she happened to pass by Cheyenne.
“Stop!” Cheyenne suddenly called out to her.
“Hmm?” Jaelynn turned back, puzzled. The hostility in Cheyenne’s eyes had lessened a bit, but the disgust remained.
“This is for you in return!”
With that, a slap landed. The forceful slap made Jaelynn’s body tremble, and a trickle of blood slowly flowed from the corner of her mouth.
“You!” Jaelynn exclaimed.
Cheyenne casually shook her hand and spoke firmly, “I’m not like my mother. I don’t have her kindness.”
“So, I’ll make sure to pay back everyone who bullied me.”
“This slap is for what just happened, and the next one is to Elsa. You take it for her!”