After dragging Henry into the birdcage room, Erin handcuffed his hands and feet to the iron bars of the cage with four handcuffs.
Henryâs face was facing inside the birdcage, able to see everything inside, but he had no idea what Erin was planning by restraining him like this.
Stella tried to move towards the gun on the table, but Erin grabbed her wrist and threw her into the birdcage.
As he took out the handcuffs, Erin stared into Stellaâs eyes and asked her, âDo you want to stay with me for another month, or stay here with him? Choose one.â
Stella looked at Erin, his eyes bloodshot, and then at the handcuffs. She shook her head, âErin, donât do this. When they find me, youâll be sentenced for a long time.â
Erin smirked, âIf I cared about how long I would be sentenced, I wouldnât have brought you hereâ¦â
He used his cold fingers to lift Stellaâs chin, âWhich one will you choose?â
Stella couldnât leave Henry alone in here, so she chose the latter, âSince youâre not planning to let me go, then just tie me up here with him.â
No matter which option she chose, Erin would still have control over her. She might as well stay here and accompany Henry.
Upon hearing her choice, Erinâs heart sank. The excruciating. pain surged through him.
With his eyes turning red, he stared at Stella and gritted his teeth, âDo you love him that much?â
Did she love him so much that she would give up the chance of survival, willingly be locked in a birdcage, and stay with a half-dead doctor?
But wasnât she supposed to love him the most? She had loved him since they were young, even when he rejected her, mocked her, and bullied her. How did she fall in love with someone else so quickly?
Stella didnât answer Erinâs question. She extended her hands and said coldly, âJust lock me up. Donât waste your breath. Itâs meaningless.â
No matter how much they talked about love or not, it was all meaningless. It was ironic. When she loved him, he didnât love her and treated her that way. Now, whatâs the point of talking about love?
Erinâs long eyelashes drooped. Stella looked at his fair hands and said, âStella, just say it. Let me give upâ¦â
out, âIf you really want to hear it, then Iâll tell you. I love him, I love him very much. If it wasnât for you, I would have married him a long time agoâ¦â
Erin suddenly smiled, âYes, if it wasnât for me, you would have married him, and you two would have adopted a child and lived happily ever after. But Stellaâ¦â
After a pause, he raised his bloodshot eyes and stared directly at Stella, âYou were the first one to say you loved me.â
You said you loved me, and thatâs why I loved you without hesitation. Why did you stop loving me just because you said It was the first time Stella saw tears in Erinâs eyes. The glistening teardrops, reflecting dim light in the dim room, carried countless grievances and the pain of unrequited love. All of it was visible in his eyes.
For some reason, Stella didnât have the courage to meet his gaze and awkwardly looked awayâ¦
She didnât say anything, appearing cold and indifferent. It seemed like she didnât care whether he lived or died. Perhaps this was exactly what she wanted.
Thinking about the icy heart that lay beneath Stellaâs cold exterior, Erin couldnât help but chuckle.
culls and locked Stella in the birdcage. Standing up, facing Henry, he stared at that annoying face for a few seconds before taking out a folding knife from his pocketâ¦
As he opened the knife, he slowly walked towards Henry with heavy steps. When Stella, who was behind him, saw what Erin held in his hand, her face turned pale.
âErin, what are you going to do?â
Erin scraped the sharp edge of the knife with his fingertip. Under his calm and dark expression were eyes filled with hostilityâ¦
âIâm going to destroy the person you love-â
In the next second, the knife in his hand aimed directly at Henryâs wrist. He raised the knife and swiftly cut the tendons. insideâ¦
âAh-â
Henry woke up in pain. In his blurry vision, he saw Erinâs extremely dark eyes. Before he could fully focus, another wave of intense pain hit himâ¦
He realized that the tendons in his hands had been severed by Erin-
Henry was in too much pain to speak, but he could faintly hear Stellaâs heart-wrenching scream-ry is a doctor, heâs a doctor! He still has to perform surgeries for people! How could you cut his tendons!â