Chapter 689
The scar on his palm was neither long nor short.
It lay straight across the center of his hand.
Vivian Bennett suddenly remembered that night.
The night she discovered all the maddening truths.
He had reached out to stop her.
This scar was likely left from that moment.
"This way, you and I are even."
Liam Sullivan lowered his gaze to his right palm.
A faint smile touched his lips.
But the smile didn't reach his eyes.
It was meant to be a sarcastic remark.
Yet, somehow, it felt like a small pebble.
It dropped gently into the still waters of Vivian's heart.
A light touch, but it sent ripples spreading.
The vibration of her phone in her pocket pulled her back to reality.
Her hands clenched abruptly.
Her nails dug deep into her own palms.
She used the pain to awaken her reason.
This was the signal her father had arranged.
A reminder.
The time had come.
It was time to break free from the devil beside her.
"Screech—!"
The driver slammed on the brakes.
The black business vehicle let out a piercing shriek.
"What's happening!"
Liam's sharp voice demanded from the back seat.
He looked ahead.
Another equally dark business vehicle was barreling straight toward them!
Worse, that vehicle had no license plate.
It was clearly targeting them.
"That car is determined to hit us!"
The driver yelled, frantically turning the steering wheel.
He stomped the brake pedal to the floor.
The vehicle spun out of control on the highway.
It then crashed violently into the roadside guardrail!
Liam's heart sank.
One side of this highway hugged a steep mountain wall.
The other side dropped off into the sea.
Only a guardrail served as a barrier.
Instinctively, he turned to look at Vivian.
His large hand reached for her.
But he grasped only empty air.
Vivian swayed violently with the car's motion.
But her hands were locked onto the door handle.
Her whole body pressed against the door.
She kept herself as far from him as possible.
Liam kept one eye on the car that had turned and was charging again.
With the other, he stared at her in disbelief.
Deep furrows formed between his brows.
His handsome face darkened terrifyingly.
Another violent impact!
The driver desperately twisted the steering wheel to evade.
But the vehicle crashed head-on into the guardrail.
A few more centimeters, and it would plunge into the sea.
Vivian glimpsed the endless deep blue sea outside the window.
She knew she couldn't wait any longer.
She gritted her teeth.
She took one last look at Liam.
Her eyes held a resolve as cold as ice.
Without hesitation, she pulled the car door open.
"Vi-vi-an Ben-nett—You dare!"
Liam saw the charging car ahead had turned and sped away.
He looked at her, poised to jump.
In an instant, he understood everything.
A slow smile bloomed on Vivian's lips.
Her dimples appeared faintly.
The smile was radiant, yet chillingly cold.
"I told you long ago. There's no future for us."
"Vivian! No—!"
Liam strained with all his might to grab her hand.
The veins on the back of his hand bulged,狰狞可怖.
But the force of the car tilting again threw him violently to the other side!
It was already decided.
Vivian used the car's spinning momentum.
She pulled the door open.
Her delicate figure, like a kite with a severed string, plummeted straight toward the unfathomable sea.
Liam stretched his arm, using his last ounce of strength to reach for her.
His fingertips only brushed the fabric of her sleeve.
The second her figure disappeared beneath the water's surface, he almost suffocated.
The wind howled.
It carried her scattered words to his ears.
Faint, yet each word was clear.
"Liam Sullivan, didn't you say even death couldn't part us?"
"Then, I'll show you death."
"Screech—!"
The black business vehicle finally came to a stop.
The sharp screech of brakes tore through the sky.