Chapter 408 Dying for Her
When they saw this scene, Francesca moved, Raymond moved, Louis on the side moved, and even Wesley, who was standing a bit farther away, almost fainted from fright.
Francesca dropped her handbag, not caring about her image, and shouted a reminder, wishing she could use her own body to shield Paige from the bullet. "Paige..."
Raymond and Louis also ran towards Paige, both wanting to protect her immediately.
But everyone was at least five steps away from Paige.
Once the bullet was fired from the gun, it was so fast that no matter how quickly they moved, it was too late.
Paige only heard her loved ones calling her name, and the surrounding people were in an uproar.
Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly felt a heavy sensation pressing down on her body.
Paige fell to the ground, feeling a warm flow in her chest.
She still didn't understand what had happened, instinctively touching the warm spot on her chest with her hand.
Her hand immediately felt sticky and warm. When she looked at her hand, it was covered in blood.
At that moment, the world seemed to stand still.
Francesca, Raymond, and Louis had all reached Paige's side, although their speed was no match for the bullet.
The culprit, Andrew, had already been disarmed, his head pressed firmly to the ground.
Francesca and Raymond were stunned, while Louis, after a three-second pause, knelt down beside Paige.
Paige looked at the dilated pupils in front of her and realized where the heavy pressure on her body had come from.
Next to her, Louis's hand, veins bulging, lifted Margaret from Paige's body. In the next second, Francesca and Raymond also stepped forward to help Paige up.
Paige looked at Raymond, extending her blood-covered hand to show him. "Blood..."
Raymond nodded.
When Louis moved Margaret's body aside, Paige stood up, but she saw blood continuously gushing from Margaret's chest.
Turning her head to look at Andrew, who was disarmed and pressed to the ground, Paige immediately understood.
Andrew, in his death throes, had no way out and wanted to kill her.
But in the end, Margaret took the bullet for her.
The scene was chaotic, with Wesley arranging for his personal doctor to attend to Margaret.
Paige looked at the blood on her hands, then at the dying Margaret, who was gripping Louis's arm tightly.
Paige couldn't understand; this was Margaret.
When she was so young, Margaret had abandoned her without any pity, leaving her in the countryside.
Later, she repeatedly schemed against her, even sending her to prison.
Why would she do this now?
The doctor was trying to save Margaret, but Margaret was looking at Paige, reaching out to her.
Paige hesitated, but finally, with tears in her eyes, crawled over to Margaret.
As soon as Paige reached Margaret's side, Margaret grabbed her hand.
Margaret spoke with difficulty, "Cold, I don't think I can make it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the person I owe the most in this world is you..."
Paige turned her face away, not wanting Margaret to see her tears.
"Why did you take that bullet for me?" Paige looked at the spot where Margaret was shot, knowing in her heart where the bullet had hit.
Margaret smiled. "I don't know, maybe, maybe I owe you too much. Paige, Paige..."
Margaret called Paige's name, and as Paige saw the blood flowing faster from her chest, she knew no one could save her.
The bullet had hit her heart with deadly precision.
Despite once hating Margaret so much, at this moment, Paige still grasped Margaret's hand.
In the face of death, all hatred seemed insignificant.
Moreover, Margaret was now weakly calling Paige's name, and Paige couldn't remain indifferent.
"I'm going to see your mother, I need to atone to her. I leave all my personal property and jewelry to you, and to Louis, and to him, my grandson..." Margaret said, reaching out to Louis.
Louis immediately grabbed Margaret's hand. "I'm here, Grandma, I'm here."
"The enemy is too strong. Now, you must not hate each other, don't..." Margaret's voice grew weaker and her eyes slowly closed.
The hand Paige was holding eventually fell limp.
The iron-fisted matriarch of the Sackler family for decades, Margaret, ended her life just like that.
Paige looked down at the hand, closed her eyes, and mourned for a few seconds.
She never dreamed that Margaret's end would be like this.
No matter how Margaret left this world, Paige wouldn't have any emotional turmoil.
But she had used her life to save Paige's at the most critical moment.
Paige couldn't say she could continue to hate Margaret after receiving a life from her.
Paige's gaze turned fiercely towards Andrew, that bastard, who had intended to kill her!
Just as Paige was about to get up and take revenge on Andrew, Raymond grabbed her and held her back. "There will be plenty of chances to get back at him. Let's deal with the immediate problem first; he's just trash."
Louis was still holding Margaret's body, shedding a few tears in a daze.
Paige was also held back by Raymond.
Seeing that Raymond was with Paige, Francesca knelt down and closed Margaret's eyes. "I'm sorry."
Francesca felt guilty. She had wanted to use Andrew to make Paige live an ordinary life, not as the heir to the Ellison family.
She had involved Margaret in the plan, but didn't expect Margaret to die saving Paige.
At this moment, Joshua walked over. "After discussions between the Russell family and the Hamilton family heads, they have agreed to hand over everything of the Douglas family to its sole heir, Francesca Douglas. You can take over the Douglas family's companies, properties, and funds at any time."
Francesca composed herself and stood up. "After more than forty years, there should be a clear number of how much the Douglas family has under the management of the Russell and Hamilton family funds, right?"
Joshua asked, "Do you not trust us to return it all?"
Francesca retorted, "Why have the once five great families declined so much today, doesn't Mr. Russell know?"
After Francesca finished speaking, Joshua said, "We have already borrowed the most professional personnel from two banks to do the accounting. Ms. Douglas, welcome back to the five great families, no, the four great families! And of course, welcome Mr. Ellison back to the 'world'!"
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