The man originally thought Aveline and Lucas had an unclear relationship. Now, hearing Sophia's words, he gripped Aveline even tighter.

"Lucas, if you push me to the edge, I'll make sure you lose your wife! I have nothing to lose, so taking someone down with me isn't a loss!"

His eyes were bloodshot, clearly desperate.

Aveline glanced at Sophia.

Was this woman doing it on purpose?

Revealing her relationship with Lucas to provoke the man into harming her!

The wound on her neck stung with a sharp pain.

Aveline frowned and said, "I won't pursue what happened last night, and Lucas won't blacklist you. You don't have to do this."

"I don't believe you!" the man shouted hysterically, the knife making more shallow cuts on Aveline's neck.

Lucas' face was extremely grim. "Let her go. I will agree to whatever you want."

The man looked at Lucas. "Are you serious?"

Lucas replied, "With so many witnesses here, I won't deceive you."

The man, agitated, started to say, "I want..."

Seeing this, Sophia's hand clenched tightly. If this situation was resolved, what would happen to her plan?

She needed to take a risk for herself!

Gritting her teeth, she suddenly rushed towards the man." Hurt her, and Lucas will destroy you. Let her go now, and he might leave you in one piece!" Sophia's sudden action took everyone by surprise. By the time they realized, she was already in front of the man, tugging at his arm, trying to free Aveline! "You're going to kill me, you're going to kill me!" the man ranted hysterically, suddenly shoving Sophia away and swinging the knife towards Aveline!

"No!"

Sophia was thrown against the wall, and seeing the scene, she immediately rushed forward and pushed Aveline away. The knife plunged into her back instead!

"Ah!"

She screamed, her face turning pale with pain as blood flowed out. The man, shocked and terrified, released Aveline and stumbled back.

Lucas and Desmond rushed over!

Lucas held Aveline, inspecting her injury. "Are you alright?": owner of this content.

Aveline shook her head. "I'm fine."

She looked at Sophia with a complex expression.

Sophia lay on the ground, her face contorted with pain as blood poured from her back.

Desmond had already called for an ambulance, and the scene was chaotic.

The man was quickly restrained, and the police arrived shortly after.

Both Aveline and Sophia were taken to the hospital.

Lucas stayed by Aveline's side, relieved to see that her neck wound was shallow and had stopped bleeding after treatment.

"What exactly happened?" Frederick's voice suddenly cut through the tension.

Lucas turned to see Frederick and Yvonne approaching, their faces full of worry.

"What are you doing here?" Lucas asked, frowning.

Frederick scoffed. "With such a major incident involving Sophia, why wouldn't we be here? You let her down two years ago, and now you're letting her down again for this woman. Lucas, you're a heartless bastard, not a shred of your brother's decency in

you!"

Frederick's harsh rebuke was relentless, ignoring the setting and not caring about Lucas's dignity.

Yvonne tried to calm things down. "Let's not criticize Lucas now. We need to check on Sophia's condition first."

Frederick withdrew his glare from Lucas, turning his attention to the operating room,

whose doors had yet to open, indicating that Sophia was still inside.

Lucas stood by, a heavy air of tension surrounding him, his face devoid of expression. No one could tell what he was thinking.