Chapter 1139

Just as Skyler raised the knife to strike at Willow's heart, she spotted seven or eight villagers appearing on the nearby path. Her hand trembled, and she quickly dropped the knife at Willow's feet. Although Skyler's hatred for Willow ran deep enough that she would risk her own life to kill her, she could not afford to be reckless now. She knew that Willow would dodge her strike, so a clean kill was not guaranteed. Moreover, those villagers would rush over to help once they heard anything. Instead of killing Willow, she would end up in police custody. She didn't think it was worth it. So she figured that it would be better if she could pin Ernie's injury on Willow instead. She had heard how fiercely protective the villagers were of their own. They would not let it slide if they believed an outsider like Willow had hurt one of their own. Willow might even get roughed up before Matthew even arrived. If she could not kill Willow, watching her get what was coming to her would have t