Chapter 987

"Maddy!" Lin Qingqiu screamed in terror, lunging forward to shield her daughter from the bullet. She didn’t think—it was pure maternal instinct. But the bullet never struck her. Her body stiffened, her breath ragged as she turned and saw Li Boheng standing not far away, shielding them. He stood there for a long moment before slowly collapsing to the ground. The police had already pinned Shen Rou to the floor. Her moment of reckless fury had destroyed her. "Madeleine, I hate you! I *hate* you!" Shen Rou shrieked, her voice raw with venom. But she had forgotten—once, when she was drowning in darkness, it was Madeleine who had pulled her from the abyss. Li Boheng lay in a pool of blood, his lips curling into a weak smile as he looked at Lin Qingqiu. "The old man... made you sign the agreement. You couldn’t divorce me." His voice was faint, strained. "But... he never said anything about widowhood." Lin Qingqiu stared at him, her chest rising and falling rapidly. She said nothing. Just watc