Chapter 196 Gabriel, please hold on
But it was too late.
Just as Gabriel turned at the sound of Diana's shout, a stick slammed into his back.
One hit.
Gabriel staggered, almost dropping to his knees.
But he held on.
He didn't give in.
That brief pause gave his opponent an opening.
Another stick struck Gabriel.
He bit his lip, trying to stand tall, enduring the pain without a word, his brows furrowed.
"Gabriel!" Diana cried from her wheelchair, her voice cutting through the air.
She wept, "Gabriel, are you okay?"
"Please, don't! Let him go, I'm begging you!"
But Gabriel straightened up, looking firmly at Diana. "Don't beg."
Another stick came down hard.
Gabriel, exhausted, couldn't bear it and collapsed.
"Gabriel..." Diana cried uncontrollably.
"Stop hitting him! You'll kill him!" she pleaded desperately.
Paul lifted her chin. "Now you're distressed? Didn't you refuse just now?"
Seeing Gabriel fall, Diana, in a moment of agitation, stumbled from her wheelchair.
She crawled, shouting, "Gabriel, wake up! Wake up!"
"Please, hold on, you must hold on." Diana cried.
"Gabriel."
Paul sneered, "What a loving couple. Even I'm moved!"
The night wind was freezing, and Diana trembled.
But she gritted her teeth and crawled to Gabriel's side.
Finally, her hand reached his, and she pulled herself closer.
"Gabriel, wake up, please wake up," Diana cried beside him.
After a while, Gabriel finally opened his eyes.
But he was too tired, his body had no strength left, even keeping his eyes open was a struggle.
Diana held his hand, crying, "Gabriel, hold on, we'll be okay."
"Diana, we've known each other for so long. I've never asked you for anything, but now I need to ask you one thing," Gabriel said weakly.
"Okay, tell me. Whatever you say, I'll agree, just hold on."
"If you survive," Gabriel took off the necklace from his chest, mixed with blood, and placed it in Diana's hand, "Give this necklace to Jessica."
"Tell her I love her, but I'm sorry, I can't be with her anymore."
"If there's a next life, I'll keep my promise, protect her, and make her happy."
After saying this, Gabriel seemed to have no strength left.
His hand fell.
"Gabriel, Gabriel," Diana shouted.
"Is that all? Don't you have anything to say to me? Gabriel, wake up."
Maybe her cries had an effect. Gabriel forced his eyes open again, looking weakly at Diana. "Don't forget, you must tell her."
"I don't want her to be sad."
Diana cried even harder, clutching Gabriel's hand. "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
He only had last words for Jessica.
Words only for Jessica.
Why?
Why were all his words for Jessica?
At the last moment of his life, was Jessica the only one in his eyes and heart?
’Gabriel, do you know how cruel you are?‘
’How cruel you are, in this life-and-death battle, it was me who stayed with you, it was me who fought alongside you, why do you only think of Jessica, why?‘
Clenching her fists, Diana made an important decision.
Suddenly, she reached out, gently stroking Gabriel's eyebrows, her voice soft as water, "Gabriel, I said I would save you. You'll be okay."
"As long as you can live, I'm willing to pay any price."
With that, Diana looked at Paul. "I agree to your condition, as long as you let us go."
"Diana," Gabriel scolded coldly, "Don't be silly, come back."
"Come back."
"Gabriel, for you, I'm willing."
After saying this, Diana pushed herself into Paul's car in her wheelchair.
Her back was so determined and resolute.
No matter how Gabriel shouted, she never looked back, resolutely moving forward.
However, once inside the car, Diana seemed like a different person.
She suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at Paul, her voice gritting through her teeth, "I just asked you to scare him a bit, put on a show, you are too much."
"Paul, I'm warning you. If he really goes wrong, I won't spare you."
"A few hits with a stick, just some flesh wounds, what could go wrong? Besides, you wanted us to make it look real, how else could we fool him?"
"You better pray nothing happens to him, or I won't let you off."
"Hurry up, make some more pitiful sounds, you don't really want me to scream in the car, do you?" Diana glared at Paul.
Paul understood and immediately had his subordinates make some noises.
The night grew deeper.
Suddenly, a miserable scream pierced through the long night's silence.
Hearing the scream, Gabriel's eyes widened, his eyes bloodshot, fists clenched, crying out in pain.
But it was no use.
He wanted to stand up, but he couldn't make it.
His body could only lie on the ground, utterly powerless.
That night was long and torturous, dark and cold.
Finally, it was dawn.
The sun gradually rose from the horizon, bringing a bit of light, and in the distance, the sound of police sirens could be heard.
The group quickly dispersed.
Seeing the police car, Diana didn't care about anything else, immediately crawling over, in a disheveled and miserable state.
At the same time, she frantically held Gabriel, shouting joyfully, "Gabriel, we're saved, we're saved."
