Semua Bab My Wife Is Bound to Another Man: Bab 21 - Bab 25

"There's no going back for us. Not ever!" Elias said sharply.Adeline went ashen, feeling as if the blood had frozen in her veins. She reached out with a trembling hand to touch Elias, but when her fingers got close, she hesitated.In that moment, her fear reached its peak, and only then did she realize how terrified she was of losing him. "Elias, I never knew I'd hurt you this much. Let me make up for it, okay?"Elias actually laughed at that. "Make up for it? How?"As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeve, revealing the scars running across his arm. "Do you know how I got these? Every time you hurt me, I left a mark, so I'd never let myself go back to you."When your dad saved me, he was injured nine times in that fire, and the last one killed him. I promised him I would always be devoted to you, and that even if you cheated on me, I'd give you nine chances. "Now all nine have been paid back, and I don't owe you a thing anymore. You want to make it up to me and get me to forgive y

But suddenly, Elias heard Juniper's faint voice on the other end of the line. "Mmph! Help me!"Her voice was muffled and hard to make out, but Elias recognized it instantly. His grip tightened around his phone. "Send me the address now!"Adeline was overjoyed and sent the address right away. She couldn't resist gloating to Juniper."Now, will you give up? Elias sounded so worried. The second he heard I'd been kidnapped, he was ready to come save me, which proves I'm the one he loves."Juniper didn't know Elias was coming for her, and her heart sank.Adeline timed it carefully. She splashed gasoline around the factory and set it on fire, then tied herself up with rope and lay on the floor to wait for Elias. Juniper was absolutely terrified, convinced that the madwoman meant to take them both down with her.Just then, Elias arrived. He pushed the door open. The thick, billowing smoke choked him and blurred his vision. Adeline squirmed on the floor and quickly called out, "Elias,

It was the police department."Hello, is this Elias Penrose? Adeline Kerrick escaped during transport. We think she might come looking for you, so be careful."After he hung up, Elias furrowed his brow. So he hadn't been seeing things after all. That really had been Adeline!Afraid she might hurt Juniper again, Elias quickly halted the wedding. "Juniper, I just saw Adeline. To be safe, you should go hide somewhere for now."As he spoke, he took Juniper's hand and led her away from the altar. At that very moment, someone burst out from among the wedding guests, gripping a gleaming dagger, and closed in on Elias fast.The color drained from Juniper's face. "Elias, look out!"Elias turned around and saw the dagger only inches away. There was no time to dodge.The dagger sank into flesh with a sickening squelch.Elias's mouth fell open in shock. At the last second, a figure in black rushed in and took the blade for him. He stared at Adeline in front of him, unable to believe his ey