Rewrite Her Thrilling Life (Lillian and Sebastian) novel Chapter 823

Chapter 823 Melee

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Lillian’s eyes filled with primal terror at the sight of the weapon. That split second of distraction cost her; a heavy kick caught her in the midsection, sending her sprawling. She hit the ground hard, a sharp, scaring pain radiating through her abdomen.

Watching her fall, Leonard’s heart broke. “Lillian, leave me! Run! I cannot let my past burden you any longer!”

Lillian forced herself up, wiping a smear of blood from the corner of her mouth. She fixed George with a gaze of pure ice. “If you have the guts, deal with me alone. I’m the one who set the fire. It has nothing to do with my master.”

George’s smile was sinister. “Such a touching display. Unfortunately, I’ve always loathed seeing people play the martyr in front of me. Since your bond is so profound, why don’t we play a game? If you can break through this circle and intercept the bullet before I pull the trigger, I’ll give the old man a pass. What do you say?”

Leonard glared at George, his voice trembling with rage. “You are a lunatic! You took me because of a grudge from twenty years ago. It has nothing to do with Lillian! Why involve her? If you’re man enough, kill me and let her go!”

“Killing you would be too merciful. I want you to suffer,” George hissed. “I want you to watch your apprentice descend into despair because of you. Does it hurt, Leonard? You have no one to blame but yourself. She chose you as her master–this is simply her fate.”

George turned his cold gaze back to Lillian. “Have you decided? You only get one chance. I’m a man of my word–block the bullet, and I’ll set him free.”

Leonard looked at Lillian, his voice thick with grief. “Lillian, don’t listen to him! That is an order! This is my debt to pay, not yours. Go! Do you hear me? Go!”

Lillian looked at Leonard, a soft, innocent smile gracing her lips despite the chaos. “You’re my master. How could I ever abandon you? I promised I’d take care of you in your old age, and I haven’t even started yet. Don’t worry, Master. I’m going to save you. When this is over, I’m taking you back to Qilin Mountain.”

“Why are you being so foolish?” Leonard cried out in despair. “I told you to leave!”

Lillian turned to George, her eyes sharpening like daggers. “Remember what you said. If I take the bullet, you let my master go.”

“Of course,” George replied with a chilling laugh. “I keep my promises.”

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“Fine. I’ll do it,” Lillian said.

George glanced at the remaining enforcers. “Then let the games begin.”

The guards lunged at Lillian once more, and the fight reached a fever pitch.

George watched the struggle, a dark smirk playing on his lips. He leaned toward Leonard. “Does it hurt to see your precious student throwing her life away for you?”

Leonard’s expression was frozen in a mask of cold fury. “What do you really want, George?”

“Nothing much,” George said, his voice dripping with malice. “Just to see you suffer. And trust me, the best part is yet to come.”

He leveled the handgun, aiming directly at Lillian. “I’m going to let you watch her die piece by piece right in front of your eyes. Only then will my hatred be satisfied.”

Bang!

The world seemed to grind to a halt.

“No! Lillian, look out!” a deep, magnetic voice roared from the distance.

Lillian spun around, but before she could even process the sound, Leonard threw himself in front of her. His body jerked as the impact hit. His expression stiffened, and a spray of blood erupted from his mouth. A look of profound relief washed over his face as his strength failed, and he slowly collapsed toward the ground.