Chapter 255

Chapter 255

Just then, Sophia ran out of the thatched hut. Seeing that James wasn't hurt, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "James, are you okay?"

Hearing her voice, James quickly turned around. Sophia ran straight toward him, and the two embraced tightly.

"I'm fine. How about you? Are you hurt?"

James looked Sophia up and down nervously, carefully checking her body for any wounds.

At that moment, no one noticed Veda getting up from the ground. She picked up the dagger nearby and thrust it forcefully toward Sophia, "Sophia, today is your death day. If I can't be happy, then you don't get to be happy either."

Just as she stabbed the dagger toward Sophia, in that critical moment, James quickly moved and pulled Sophia into his arms to protect her.

Veda's dagger went straight into James's chest.

"James, what happened? James, are you okay?"

Sophia was completely terrified. She kept calling James's name.

"Veda, have you lost your mind?"

Seeing them both panicked and miserable, Veda burst into laughter. She felt so satisfied.

She couldn't wait to see Sophia begging for mercy in front of her.

"That's right, Sophia, I have lost my mind. I can't stand seeing you two happy. If I can't live happily, then I'll destroy you with my own hands. Today, either you die or James dies. Either way, I won't let you two be happy together."

Sophia was shaking with anger. She reached out to cover James's wound, blood continuously flowing out.

"And Sophia, don't you dare feel too confident. Just because I stabbed James today doesn't mean you're safe. Today, I'm going to make sure you die without a proper burial."

After saying this, Veda took off her jacket. Only then did Sophia see that there was a circle of explosives strapped around her waist.

Now James understood why Veda had dared to come meet him alone so boldly—she wanted to die together with them.

Although Sophia didn't know how Veda had gotten these explosives, she knew that given Veda's current crazed state, their chances of survival were really slim.

"Veda, you've really gone crazy. What's the point of doing this? You and Hayden could still live well in Emerald City. Why does it have to end in mutual destruction?"

As soon as Sophia finished speaking, Veda laughed even more wildly, "Sophia, I can't live well anymore. Ever since you appeared, you've been a thorn in my side. So I have to remove you from my life."

"Even if I detonate the bomb now and die myself, it doesn't matter. I just want to die together with you."

After saying this, Veda was about to detonate the bomb. Seeing this, Sophia immediately got up and lunged at Veda.

Caught off guard, Veda fell to the ground, and unfortunately, the back of her head hit a rock.

Blood slowly flowed from her head, and Veda immediately passed out.

Sophia didn't know much about explosives, but she knew that as long as the bomb was there, they wouldn't be safe for a single moment.

She looked around, then untied the bomb from Veda's body and ran desperately toward the east.

Seeing this, James's eyes widened in horror, "Sophia, put down the bomb!"

James's voice was loud, but Sophia acted as if she hadn't heard him. She ran desperately toward the east with the bomb. She vaguely remembered from when Veda had kidnapped her that there was a river to the east.

She ran to the river in one breath and threw the bomb forcefully into the water. The second the bomb hit the water, it suddenly exploded.

Seeing this, Sophia breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, none of them had been hurt by the bomb.

When Sophia turned around again, she found James standing right behind her.

She threw herself into James's arms, crying uncontrollably, "James, please be okay. I'll take you to the hospital right now."

As soon as she finished speaking, David and his team, who had been hiding in the dark, rushed in. They not only caught Veda but also brought medical personnel.

David had guessed that someone would definitely get hurt in this incident, so he had brought the Smith family's private doctor with him.

The private doctor immediately examined James on the spot.

Sophia stood nearby, looking nervous, "Doctor, how is it? Is James okay?"

Since the injury was near the heart, Sophia was trembling all over with nervousness.

The doctor shook his head gently, "Mrs. Smith, don't worry. Mr. Smith is fine. Fortunately, the kidnapper didn't have much strength, so the heart wasn't damaged. After bandaging, Mr. Smith's body should recover in about a week."

Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and then hugged James tightly, "James, I never want to be apart from you again."

After they left the broken-down house, James had his wound stitched up and simply bandaged, but he still insisted on holding the wedding.

He felt that the wedding had been planned for so long, and he didn't want to disappoint Sophia.

Sophia was worried about James's condition the whole time, so they went through the ceremony briefly and left the wedding early.

They then left the wedding in the hands of Anais and Aiden.

As for Veda, because her brain injury was severe, even though she was rushed to the hospital, she remained unconscious. The doctor said she might lie in bed for the rest of her life as a vegetable.

Hayden had no patience to take care of her, so he sent Veda directly to a nursing home. He only sent money on time each month and didn't care whether she lived or died.

That evening, James and Sophia came to their villa. Looking at the starry sky, they felt especially peaceful inside.

"James, thank you for removing all the obstacles in my life."

James smiled faintly and affectionately touched Sophia's nose, "Silly woman, why are you thanking me? You're my love. Whatever I do for you is what I should do."

Sophia had a sweet smile on her face, then spoke softly, "James, this morning our family's private doctor came to examine me, and he told me..."

At this point, Sophia hesitated.

James couldn't help but frown, looking puzzled.

Their family's private doctor examined everyone in the family every month, but because everyone took good care of themselves, almost no one got sick.

But hearing Sophia's hesitant tone, James immediately became nervous, "What did the doctor say?"

Sophia smiled, "Our family's private doctor said I'm pregnant with your baby, and it's a boy."

Hearing this, James was immediately thrilled, "Really? Sophia, you're really going to have my son? That's wonderful!"

Right now, James felt like he was the happiest person in the world.

And this castle-like villa became the happy home for their family of three.