Divorced CEO's Forgotten Wife Strikes Back (Riley and Bryce) novel Chapter 373

hapter 373 Who Is Behind Cynthia

“Did you start the fire?” Riley asked while observing the surroundings, quickly calculating in her mind what Cynthia might do and how she should respond.

“Yes, I did. You will definitely die here today, so you’d better stay put, or I’ll shoot,” Cynthia said.

Riley narrowed her eyes. The fire behind her was growing larger and would soon reach this area.

Cynthia was standing right at the exit path, clearly intending to trap her and burn her alive in the fire.

“This is a banquet hosted by the Torres family. Firefighters will be here soon!” Riley said.

“No one will come here,” Cynthia said with absolute certainty.

Confusion flashed in Riley’s eyes, not understanding why she was so certain.

Cynthia wasn’t a core figure. The Torres family banquet had tight security. There was no reason Cynthia could create a fire and still be so sure no one would come to help.

Who is behind Cynthia…?

“And if I refuse to stay put?” Riley asked.

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“What?” Cynthia was taken aback, seeing Riley actually stride straight toward her.

“You… stop! Don’t come any closer, or I’ll shoot…” Cynthia yelled.

But Riley didn’t stop. Instead, she walked faster.

Cynthia’s face changed drastically.

Bang!

A gunshot rang out.

Riley ducked, dodging the bullet. But Cynthia staggered back several steps due to the recoil.

There were steps behind her!

Cynthia missed her footing and began to fall.

She screamed. Her hands instinctively reached for something to stop her fall.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed hers, halting her descent.

Cynthia looked in surprise at Riley, who was holding her. Then, as if realizing something, she burst into loud laughter.

“Riley, so what if I tried to kill you? You still have to protect me. After all, only I can save your brother’s precious darling!”

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Riley’s face was cold. Cynthia was right. Only she could save

Lina.

So no matter what, Riley couldn’t let anything happen to Cynthia.

“So what if you saved me? You still have to die!”

Cynthia’s eyes locked onto the ruby necklace glinting at Riley’s throat. She raised the gun, aiming it straight at Riley’s head.

This close? She couldn’t miss. And even if Riley let go, from this angle she’d just tumble down the steps–maybe get banged up, but she’d live.

Once Riley was dead, she could rip that ruby necklace right off her corpse!

But before she could pull the trigger, Riley had already raised her foot and kicked the gun out of Cynthia’s hand.

Cynthia’s face abruptly changed. “You—”

“You talk too much. You don’t have the shooting skill to kill me!” Riley said fiercely, planning to simply knock Cynthia unconscious and carry her out.

But just then, a sudden explosion sounded.

Riley felt her body hit by a blast of air, slamming heavily against a nearby wall.

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The stair railing, originally there, also shattered and broke apart from the explosion. Cynthia was also thrown by the blast, flying beyond the steps, her body now dangling in mid–air.

They were three stories up.

Unless Cynthia happened to fall directly onto the second–floor steps, if she fell all the way to the first floor, she might really die.

If Riley hadn’t still been gripping Cynthia’s hand tightly after the explosion’s impact, Cynthia would have already fallen.

Cynthia finally panicked. “Save me, Riley. You have to save me. Otherwise, if Lina dies, Zane will never be at peace for the rest of his life!”

Riley gritted her teeth. Her body was on fire with pain.

The heat and the blast made it hard to breathe.

Worse, her calf throbbed so badly she feared it was broken from the impact.

If she let go of Cynthia now… she probably had a good chance of making it out alive.

But Cynthia would die.

Just like Cynthia said–if she died, Lina would lose her stem cell match. And if no one else could donate… Lina would die too.

Would that be a lifetime burden on Zane?

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This was the Torres family banquet. Sebastian was here. He knew she was in the lounge when the fire started. He had to get firefighters here. He would get them here… right?

Riley kept holding Cynthia’s hand, even as her strength slowly drained away.

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