Chapter 226 Self-Harm
Adrian embraced Lyra and shouted, "Get a doctor now!"
Adrian walked away, leaving behind a strong declaration. "The child in Lyra's womb belongs to the Harrington family. Since the Watson family can't accept it, let's call off the wedding!"
"Adrian!" Robert was dumbfounded. The already engaged couple was now calling it off just like that!
Mrs. Watson trembled with anger. She thought Lyra was just a mistress. She never expected her to become pregnant. No wonder her daughter was so infuriated!
"Adrian! Do you realize that you're being used?" Hailey shouted, gripping the railing. "Lyra works for Natalie! It was Natalie who sent her to your bed! Natalie intentionally destroyed our relationship. Don't let yourself be deceived!"
The information that Natalie had sent Lyra to Adrian came from Edwin, but Hailey had no evidence. She couldn't expose Edwin since that would shamefully publicize their own relationship!
Natalie frowned slightly, her heart pounding, but she maintained composure on the surface.
Lyra held onto Adrian's collar, weakly and innocently told Adrian, “I don't even know Mrs. Windsor. I only had a few encounters with her during the Top Avenue competition, and our relationship wasn't good. How could I be connected with Mrs. Windsor?"
Natalie breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Lyra was quite smart.
With Lyra's explanation, Adrian remembered seeing her when he took Hailey to Top Avenue. At that time, Natalie had a strained relationship with the models.
"Hailey, you're delusional, like a mad dog biting everyone!" Adrian expressed his disdain. "I must have been blind to think you were kind and considerate!"
Adrian left with Lyra in his arms.
Robert and Mrs. Watson grew pale.
Hailey sat on the ground in a disheveled state, laughing foolishly. How did her good cards turn out like this?
"Never seen anything like it, huh?" Emily whispered, teasing Natalie.
Natalie snapped out of her daze and sighed, "I've heard about it, but this is the first time I've witnessed the real version. Impressive!"
They had clearly seen Mrs. Watson just lightly touch Lyra. She didn't push her. Lyra had "fallen" herself. Her acting skills were truly admirable!
"Mr. Windsor! Mr. Windsor, I beg you. I only have one precious daughter. Please spare her!” Mrs. Watson knelt on both knees, grasping onto Oliver's leg humbly.
But Oliver kicked her away as soon as she touched him.
"Don't touch me!" Oliver looked at his pants disgusted, then cast an unhappy glance at Natalie.
Everyone was baffled, not understanding his sudden anger at Mrs. Windsor..
Only Natalie understood. She sighed, realizing that Oliver was disgusted because Mrs. Watson had dirtied his pants. And the reason she had "dirtied" his pants was because he had come to help her with something.
Natalie pretended not to understand his meaning. Oliver narrowed his eyes, his expression growing colder. Was this woman not going to coax him a little?
"Oliver, I don't want to go to prison. I can keep your secret, alright? I'll keep it for you, it's a good deal!" Hailey pleadingly looked at Oliver's silver-glazed mask, feeling uncertain. She knew that this man's heart was colder than the mask itself!
"Keep it?" Oliver lightly chuckled, his tone icy. "You told others, and you call that keeping a secret?"
"You… You know?!" Hailey exclaimed fearfully, sitting on the ground. She had only told Edwin about this, and there was no way Edwin would have told Oliver, yet he somehow knew! This man was too terrifying!
"Five more minutes for you!" Oliver glanced at his watch and issued his final ultimatum.
Everyone present understood the meaning of his words: If Hailey didn't harm herself within these five minutes, then she would go to jail! Someone like Oliver had ways of making life in prison a fate worse than death!
"Hailey, you..." Robert couldn't finish his sentence.
Mrs. Watson continued to cry incessantly, "Officers, are you not going to do anything? This is a threat! It's coercion!"
The officers looked at each other, wondering if they should intervene in this family matter. Even if they weren't here, wouldn't the outcome be the same? It would be better to keep quiet and not meddle in their affairs at a time like this.
"I'll do it, give me the knife..." After Robert persuaded her, Hailey finally agreed.
There happened to be a fruit knife on the table, which Oliver picked up and swiftly threw toward Hailey with a flick of his wrist.
Hailey screamed in fright and retreated, but the knife whizzed through the railing gap and barely stopped near her due to the floor's resistance..
Fast, precise, ruthless!
He still remained nonchalant, almost bored.
Hailey tightly grasped the knife, trembling uncontrollably, and closed her desperate eyes. With determination, she finally stabbed her own abdomen!
The icy steel pierced her flesh, bringing excruciating pain.
"Ah!"
The agonizing scream echoed endlessly as blood splattered. Robert and Mrs. Watson, who were close to Hailey, felt a sudden warmth - Hailey's blood - on their faces .
"Mommy, it hurts, it hurts so much..." Hailey curled up in pain on the ground, blood continuously flowing, staining her white shirt and skirt. It was a gruesome sight!
"Hailey! My baby! Don't worry, mommy will call for help right away!" Mrs. Watson reached for her phone but realized there was no signal here!
There was signal just a moment ago, how could it suddenly...
Mrs. Watson suddenly figured out something and looked at Oliver in horror. "Mr. Windsor, why can't we make any calls?"
Oliver sat with his legs crossed, casting a cold and indifferent glance at Mrs. Watson. It seemed he anticipated her reaction.
He had texted Wyatt to block the signals here. No one could make a call without his permission.
"Mr. Windsor, you can't go back on your word. You promised to spare my daughter!" Robert's eyes turned red, unwilling to let his carefully cultivated daughter die in vain without benefit for him.
"Stabbing yourself once is equals jail time," Oliver leisurely stated. "If you want to save her, there's a condition. From now on, Hailey is your only daughter. The Watson family will have no relationship with Natalie!"
Natalie gazed at him in shock.
"Don't want to?" Oliver raised an eyebrow.
"I do!" Natalie eagerly nodded, her eyes filled with surprise. "Thank you!"
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