Christopher thrust the knife towards Barrett's abdomen.

In a moment of disbelief, Barrett forgot to evade and instead grabbed the blade with his hand, preventing it from penetrating his body.

He didn't even notice the pain in his hand, his voice sounding almost like a murmur. "I didn't think it would come to this. I didn't know it would be this serious."

He simply couldn't accept that Zoe still had Penelope on her mind, wanting to truly possess her and make it clear that Zoe belonged to him alone.

Now, her smiles were no longer his, her happiness didn't belong to him. She could laugh with another man, but when...