âHold on!â Adam squeezed through the crowd and shouted, âErin! How dare you do such a thing! I would never let it happen!â
Adam was even a hero admired by all in Struyria!
Ysabel stood beside Adam and shouted, âMr. Adam is the hero in Struyria! He wouldnât stand by and watch Sun die!â
âAdam?â Erin sneered and said, âI wonât let you off either!â
âTell me what you want!â Adam said, âWhat will it take for you to release Sun?â
âAll three of you!â Erin said menacingly, âNone of you will escape!â
âYouâre quite confident!â Adam scoffed and said.
âAdam!â Erin shouted, âI want you to break your own wrist now, or Iâll throw Sun off the building!â
Adam fell silent.
âEmmeline, Lizbeth!â Erin continued to say, âI want you two to disfigure yourselves! Otherwise, prepare to collect Sunâs body! Iâll jump with him!â
âI agree!â Adam raised his arm and asked, âWhich one do you want?â
âThe right wrist!â Erin said. Wasnât it the right wrist that you used to step on me? This is called payback!
You deserve it!
Without hesitation, Adam snatched a gun from the bodyguard and was about to shoot his right wrist.
âAdam!â Adrien held Adam and said, âDonât be fooled!â
âAdam!â Abel said tremblingly, âI understand your intention, but if someone must break a wrist, it should be me! Sun is my son!â
âI want Adamâs wrist!â Erin shouted angrily, âOr I canât quench my hatred!â
âAre you Evelyn?â Adam frowned and said, âI remember that I broke Evelynâs right wrist!â
âIâve told you Iâm not. Erin yelled, âWill you break it, or shall I jump with him?â
Adam immediately shot himself in the right wrist. The blood gushed out as his right wrist broke off.
âAdam!â
Adrien and Abel were about to cry.
âAdam!â Emmeline said, âIâm sorry!â She was choked with tears.
âItâs fine.â Adam smiled and said, âYou and Abel saved my life earlier.â
Emmeline sniffled and took out a needle to stop Adamâs bleeding. She seemed to be holding back her tears. On the other hand, Ysabel tore her skirt and bandaged his wrist.
âErin,â Emmeline said sternly, âWhat else do you want?â
âNext, I want you and Lizbeth to disfigure yourselves!â
âDeal!â Emmeline nodded and said, âYou must release Sun!â
âAs long as you and Lizbeth disfigure yourselves, Iâll let him go!â
âAgreed!â
âDeal!â
âMummy,â Helios said. âDonât listen to her; she wonât keep her word!â
âShut up!â Erin choked him and said, âKeep quiet, or Iâll throw you down now!â
âYou bastard, Iâm not afraid of you!â Helios said while wriggling under her arm.
âSun!â Abel said coldly, âStop moving! Listen to my words!â One more move and both might perish!
âSun.â Emmeline stared at Helios and said, âListen to our words; we know what to do!â
Helios fell silent and stopped moving. He trusted Emmeline and Abel.
âSun, Emmeline said, âIâll tell you a story. After that, Iâll disfigure myself. Be a good boy.â
Helios remained silent and stared intently at Emmeline. Mummy wanted me to behaveâ¦.
âOnce upon a time, there was a little frog. Emmeline said slowly. âIt saw that the little duck playing with it had two legs.â
Helios frowned. I had heard this story from Mummy before. What does it mean now?
Helios listened attentively.