Farewell To My Endless Love novel Chapter 288

Scarlett's POV:

"No!"

As James fell into the boundless sea, my entire world collapsed around me.

"James! My beloved James!"

A mouthful of blood came out of my mouth.

As I lay weakly in Charles' arms, I grasped his clothes with every ounce of strength I had left. There was only one thing going through my mind right now;

I wanted to save my beloved son so bad.

William suddenly rushed over, kicking Rita to the floor. Afterwards, he bent over the railing of the balcony, staring down for a long time. "I'm so sorry, Scarlett," he said, pitying me.

"Sorry? Why are you apologizing?"

I struggled to stand up, but my body wouldn't listen to me. All I could do was to hold onto Charles' hand as though my life depended on it. "No! Our James isn't dead yet, right? Right?!" "Scarlett, I'm sorry... I'm really sorry!"

Right now, I felt like a prisoner on death row. And the sound of gunshot announcing my demise had finally resounded through my head.

I couldn't move a muscle. It was as if my body had been riddled by bullets and tattered into pieces.

"I don't want your apology! I want my James back! I want him alive and well!"

Blood came out of my mouth again, staining Charles' white shirt.

His face displayed his uneasiness and his eyes were filled with nothing but pain. His hands trembled as he stroked my lips, as though he was trying to block out the blood from flowing out.

"Scarlett, don't do this!"

I couldn't hear anything. James was dead, and with him, my soul had been spirited away and buried into the deepest pits of the sea.

Moments later, the sound of the police siren resonated from afar.

Gradually, I came back to my senses. It was then that I realized that the murderer who slaughtered my child was still alive.

My dying heart was reignited with fury and desire for vengeance.

"I'm going to kill her! Give me Rita. I'll kill her myself!"

I pushed Charles away, and grabbed the dagger from the floor.

However, he stopped me from moving. "Scarlett, you shouldn't kill her. The police will be here soon, and I promise you, Rita will get the punishment she deserves."

Upon hearing that, I loosened my grip on the dagger, and it fell to the floor. I stared at Charles, dazed as a bitter smile appeared on my lips. Tears welled up in my eyes and my heart was broken into a million pieces.

"So, until now you still don't have the heart to hurt her, huh?"

This sentiment made me feel like a laughing stock.

"No, it's not like that, Scarlett. Let me explain."

Charles embraced me.

"Enough, Charles! Since you don't want to do it, I will!"

William picked up the dagger from the floor, walking towards Rita, step by step.

"Stay away from me!"

Rita crawled back in fear. But William grabbed her neck and lifted her up without mercy.

"Didn't I warn you already? I told you never to harm Scarlett. And it looks like you don't take my words seriously at all!"

"I don't care if you all love her! I am going to make her suffer a fate more miserable than death!" Rita's face turned red from being strangled.

Not a second later, the dagger pierced into her lower abdomen, and blood oozed out from it.

Her eyes widened in horror as she fell to the floor.

"Take her away."

William's men took Rita's unconscious body away before the police could arrive.

He then walked up to me and said, "Don't worry, Scarlett. If you want her dead, I will not allow her to live."