Chapter 6 288 iVouchers Inside were photos of me being kidnapped and tortured by the Sinclair family . The Sinclairs pinned me to the ground , forcing me to eat dirty things . They forced me to tell Alexander's whereabouts , but I stayed silent even as fire burned my flesh . In the end , they gouged out my eyes , broke my legs , and dumped me at a landfill where waiting thugs assaulted me . No one knows how I survived . The other guards found me and rushed me to the hospital . Alexander flew back from overseas and cried all night . I even smiled while comforting him . " Alexander , it doesn't hurt . Don't cry . " But I never asked where he'd been . The Sinclairs had lured him away while I guarded the Hartwells ' secrets . But he'd been lured abroad by the lie that Linda might get assassinated . He took his best bodyguards overseas to pro- tect Linda from an assassination threat during her birthday . While I was struggling in hell . Now other guards laid all my suffering out in front of him with pity : " Alexander , did you know Linda's always controlled the Sinclairs ? She's the true heir . She lied to you . " " Everything Victoria endured was Linda's scheme . " " Will you still marry the woman who destroyed her ? " Alexander collapsed to his knees , clutching his chest as he frantically scanned the photos . His voice trembled : " Victoria , you fool ! Why didn't you tell me ? " Then the guards left . Alexander locked himself in his room all night , clinging to those photos . But next morning , he told the butler : 0.0 % 07:50 Chapter 6 " The wedding proceeds . " On the wedding day , Alexander appeared calm . But his hands shook at his sides , his eyes darting toward the hotel entrance . He asked the butler dozens of times : " Where's Victoria ? Did she get the news ? She knows I'm getting married today ? " The butler nodded . " Mr. Alexander , the news spread globally . " Alexander slammed his fist against the wall . " Then why isn't she here ? She always clings to me ! Why hasn't she returned in three months ? " Linda approached in her wedding gown . " Alexander , it's time ! " Linda looked stunningly beautiful at the wedding . But Alexander froze - her upturned face morphed into images of my torture . Agony crushed his chest . He doubled over , gasping . Something primal surged within him , too fierce to ignore . Cheers from guests snapped him back. The ceremony reached the ring exchange . Linda extended her hand , beaming . " Alexander , make me your wife . " Wife ? Alexander recoiled as if electrocuted , snatching back the ring . The crowd erupted in uproar , 38.8 % 07:50 288 iVouchers Chapter 6 " Is he backing out ? " Whispers spread , but Alexander felt only relief . He opened his mouth to cancel the wedding- gunshots rang out . Enemies the Hartwells had crossed while protecting Linda stormed the venue . Chaos exploded . 288 iVouchers The two sides clashed in combat . Guests screamed and scattered . Alexander shielded Linda , trying to escape . But the attackers overwhelmed them . A cold - gleaming blade thrust from nowhere . Alexander had faced this countless times before - each time I'd rush in to shield him with my body . Now , he fought alone . He barely dodged , breath still caught in his throat . A sudden force yanked him backward . The enemy's dagger pierced his abdomen . Blood gushed as pain - unfamiliar , searing - racked his unmarked body . Linda pulled him into the blade's path , and trembled . " Sorry , Alexander ... I panicked . " Tears welled in Alexander's eyes - not from pain , but regret . " Victoria ... I miss you ... " Enemies swarmed . Linda abandoned Alexander , vanishing into the chaos . Alexander was exhausted and collapsed to his knees . Enemies advanced , blades raised like beasts . Then , their words revealed my fate : " Guards ! That madwoman who guarded Alexander took a time - travel mission ! It is a good time to kill him ! Come on ! " Alexander jerked his head up . Blood sprayed as he howled at the sky . " No ! Victoria ! " 65.4 %