The name flashing on the screen softened my face instantly.
"You went to the banquet for Dad?" The voice on the other end was gentle and warm.
"I heard your ex-wife is there too. Why didn't you wait for me?"
I couldn't hold back my frustration and complained, "I'm about to get killed here! If you don't save me soon, I won't last!"
I hung up, pulse hammering.
From inside, Maxwell's voice trembled.
"And what if Colin still wants to be with you?"
Before Noreen could answer, I kicked the door open.
Maxwell's face twisted in shock. Noreen instantly shielded him, glaring at me.
"Colin! You've really got no shame—chasing us here!"
She smiled coldly, unhurried, almost mocking.
"What is it? Do you want to crawl back into the Carter family? Do you even know who you are—"
My blade cut off her words.
I surged forward, and drove the knife deep into her abdomen.
Her eyes widened.
I leaned in, lips curling into a smile as cold as death itself.
"Noreen."
"Go to hell!"
