Chapter 353

I steeled myself and gave him a cold smile. "Do you think I won’t? Henry Smith, if you take him away and dump him overseas to live alone, that would be a worse nightmare for him than me dying here today!" With those words, I gripped the handle tightly and slashed my wrist without hesitation. Sharp pain shot through me as the blade sliced my skin, blood gushing out freely and dripping onto the floor. "Sophie!" Henry’s face turned stark white. It was the second time I’d seen him so panicked, so flustered. Somewhere deep inside, I actually felt a twisted sense of triumph. But when he shielded Evan’s eyes, stopping him from seeing me, and walked toward me, my heart tightened. Just that one simple gesture—his care, his instinct to protect Evan—it struck a chord in me, leaving me momentarily stunned. And in that brief moment, I had my guard down. He reached me in a few swift steps, snatched the knife out of my hand, and instantly pressed his hand to my bleeding wrist to stop the flow. I coul