---- Chapter 9 Marcus lay in Rachel's arms and forced a smile. " Rachel..." Rachel wiped her tears away before declaring fiercely. "Nothing will happen to you!" "Rachel... You always considered me as Barry's replacement, so you kept interfering with my life. Barry's gone, so taking care of you and the baby became my responsibility. But I can't let you harm Vivian... It's all my fault. I understood everything too late..." I stood not far away as I met Marcus' gaze with a conflicted expression. Meanwhile, Anthony pulled me into his embrace and comforted me gently. " Don't worry. The ambulance and police will be here very soon." Three minutes later, the ambulance arrived to take Marcus to the hospital. As for the two men lying on the ground, they were declared dead before the doctors could even tend to them. ---- As for Rachel, she was taken to the police station on the account of murder. Since Anthony and I were witnesses, we headed there as well. Based on our statements and the cafe's surveillance footage, it was enough to prove that Rachel tried to intentionally kill me. Since she was pregnant, she was admitted to the hospital, where she would be under police surveillance for 24 hours on a daily basis. Once the baby was born, she would be punished for her numerous crimes. Ever since I left the police station, I had been extremely disturbed. All I wanted was to break up peacefully, not for things to end this way. Anthony seemed to have understood what was on my mind. He raised his hand and hailed a cab for me. "Go on. But once you're back, you still need to finish your summary." "Thanks, Anthony! I'll be back as soon as possible! " ---- I quickly got into the cab, only wanting to give myself closure. At the hospital, the doctor said that if those two men hadn't taken the brunt of the force from the van, Marcus would definitely be disabled or even dead. He wouldn't have just gotten away with broken bones. Upon noticing how Marcus was bandaged everywhere, I fell silent right away. He stared at me for a long time before finally asking, "Did you ever love me?" "Yes. I loved you once." "I'm sorry... I know what I did was wrong. I-" l interrupted him by raising my hand to shush him. ''Rachel's been sentenced to jail. Barry still needs you to take care of his child, so do take care of yourself. Our relationship has come to an end. Let's not make things worse."