At that moment, the assailant—a woman—had already gotten back on her feet, drenched from head to toe. In the next second, she charged toward Rayna with the knife.
“Give me back my child, Rayna!”
Unable to dodge the woman this time, Rayna could only grab the woman to protect herself against the knife.
The moment she looked up, she realized why the voice sounded so familiar. It turned out that her assailant was an acquaintance.
Her expression turned gloomy. “It’s you, Selena.”
“Give me my child! Give it back to me!” Selena screamed with a gaze full of hatred. She was in a disheveled state as she struggled, wanting to stab the knife into Rayna’s body.
Rayna gripped Selena’s hand tightly and scoffed, “You’re the one who lost your child. What’s it got to do with me?”
Selena’s lips trembled as she hissed at Rayna, “You dragged me to the hospital last time and gave me a fright. I wouldn’t have lost my child if not for you!”
The child had been fine in her belly. She even took good care of it. However, about two weeks ago, she suddenly felt a stabbing pain in her belly and passed out.
When she next woke up, she saw a sighing Emma and a doctor hovering over her.
According to the doctor, Selena had undergone a terrible shock which caused a miscarriage. Upon hearing that, she bawled her eyes out and drowned herself in sorrow for a few days until she recalled the incident where Rayna hired someone to kidnap her and bring her to the hospital for an abortion.
If not for Rayna, I wouldn’t have gotten such a shock. I wouldn’t have lost my precious baby!
The thought of her baby’s death made her hate Rayna even more.
She exerted more force to bring the knife down. “Rayna, I’m going to make you pay with your life!”
Rayna was not afraid of her. Instead, she taunted, “Have you forgotten how you got pregnant? How dare you use such lowly methods to get a baby? Even the heavens can’t accept it!”
Selena let out a few ear-piercing screams, provoked by Rayna’s words. “I’m going to kill you! I’ll kill you!”
The two women fought intensely in the restroom.
As time passed, Rayna grew exhausted.
Seeing the tip of the knife getting closer to her chest, Rayna felt fear surge through her. Beads of cold sweat formed on her forehead. Even her hands began to tremble.
All of a sudden, Rayna gathered all her might and slammed her head into Selena’s body.
“Ah!” While Selena loosened her grip due to the pain, Rayna hastily pushed the former away and shoved her onto the floor using the mop from earlier. Following that, she quickly opened the door.
After several pulls, the door was finally unlocked, just as Selena had gotten to her feet.
It took a lot of strength for Rayna to yank the lock open. On top of that, she was pregnant. She was already panting heavily by the time the door was opened.
With one hand on the wall for support, she rushed out of the restroom.
Just as she arrived at the corridor, she bumped into Carl.
He had come over to check on Rayna when he realized she had been in the restroom for a long time. Seeing her pale complexion, he asked anxiously, “Are you feeling unwell? Are you all right?”
“I’m fine! Let’s go!” Rayna urged, instinctively taking a glance behind her. Her heart tensed instantly the moment she saw Selena had caught up with her. With no hesitation, Rayna grabbed Carl by the hand and dashed for the exit.
“Rayna!” screamed the woman at the back.
Just as Rayna and Carl had taken a few steps, a bullet grazed the side of her leg and drove into the ground.
The sound of a gunshot caused the restaurant’s customers to scream, push away tables and chairs, and flee hurriedly.
Rayna, too, was so petrified that she was drenched in a cold sweat.
She had thought a knife was all Selena brought. Never did she imagine the latter would have brought a gun as well.
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