But momentarily after, it turned into a firm resolution. "It doesn't matter if I die of sadness and grief, I have no other way anyway."
Rainee then said in a fierce tone, "This is all because of you, Selina. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have turned out this way, being pregnant without a partner. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have gone to such desperate measures. It's all because of you, Selina. Return Matthew to me. Matthew must marry me. Only then can you be forgiven for everything you've done to me."
Selina suppressed the disgust in her heart.
What was Rainee saying? What had Selina done to offend Rainee?
Obviously, Rainee had reaped what she had sown!
But at this moment, Selina dared not argue with Rainee. She was afraid that it would only make Rainee more upset.
"Rainee, put down the knife. We'll talk about it later. Put the knife down first."
Rainee didn't respond to Selina.
She looked straight ahead.
Matthew came down.
He strode towards Rainee and handed her something.
It was a black and shiny pistol.
Rainee was startled.
So was Selina.
"Matthew, what are you trying to do?" Selina came back to her senses and couldn't help but shout at Matthew.
Matthew gave her a sweet look.
The look in his eyes told Selina to be quiet and trust him to solve the problem.
Selina was a little jumpy and impatient about it.
She couldn't figure out how Matthew would be able to settle this issue by handing over a pistol to Rainee. Could it be that he wanted Rainee to try it with a gun?
"Matthew, why?" Rainee opened her mouth in shock.
"Rainee, doing it with a knife isn't fast and good enough, using a gun is better," Matthew said.
Rainee's body shuddered violently
All of a sudden, Matthew turned his wrist and there was a loud bang. A vase on the bedside table was shattered instantly. The bullet went through the vase and went straight through the wall behind it.
A hole appeared on the wall.
Both Rainee and Selina were shocked and dazed over what had just happened.
Matthew looked at the vase that was broken. "Do you see that vase? It's just like your body. As long as you shoot, your body will be torn apart like the vase."
After saying that, Matthew took the knife from Rainee's hand. Rainee immediately tried to snatch her knife back but something heavy was placed in her hand instead.
It was the pistol.
Rainee's hands trembled slightly and she almost dropped the pistol.
Selina became even more nervous and anxious as she saw Matthew giving the gun to Rainee.
She looked and gestured at Matthew with her gaze but Matthew pretended not to see it.
"Matthew, you, you want me, me to do it with a gun?" Rainee asked with a trembling voice.
"Yes." Matthew's expression was indifferent. "Use the gun and aim it at your temple. With just one shot, you'll die and your head will burst open. You can imagine how it is."
Rainee's body trembled again.
"This is what you want right?" Matthew questioned.
Rainee's mouth trembled. "Yes, I want to do this. Matthew, if you don't want me, I can only do this."
Matthew's lips curved into a cold smile. "You can do that now. It will be troublesome to clean up when your head shatters over the floor but other than that, it won't affect me at all."
Rainee's pupils dilated.
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