Lance was not surprised by Dayton's words.
Raising an eyebrow, he coldly replied, "Even after I gave you so many chances before, you couldn't create any distance between us. Do you really think you can win if you take it seriously now?"
Dayton was stunned.
Deep down, he had a feeling that he was able to overtake Lance before because Lance let him. But hearing Lance speak the truth was still hard to accept.
Before Dayton could gather his thoughts, Lance's cold voice rang in his ears again, "You should remember our agreement."
Dayton fell silent.
Clearly, he remembered.
Satisfied, Lance walked towards Deanna.
Seeing this, the others quickly made way, creating a path for Lance to reach Deanna unhindered.
Deanna kept her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
With a smile on his face, Lance gently said to Deanna, "I won. What about the reward you promised me?"
Ollie, overhearing this, seized the opportunity to stir up trouble.
"Give him a kiss! A long one!"
"Yeah, a long and passionate kiss!"
Others joined in, laughing and egging them on.
However, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
Deanna, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly lifted it and revealed a fruit knife hidden in her sleeve. Without anyone reacting, she viciously stabbed Lance in the chest.
Lance's smile froze on his face as he looked down at the fruit knife in disbelief.
The previously boisterous crowd fell silent in shock.
After a moment, someone finally reacted and exclaimed, "Mr. Mercer, are you okay?"
"Call 911, quickly!"
Someone anxiously asked.
Others took out their phones to contact the hospital.
Some wanted to rush forward and separate Lance from Deanna.
But before they could approach, Lance snapped at them, "Stay away."
By now, Lance had realized that something was wrong with Deanna.
"Deanna, wake up."
He tried to wake her up.
But Deanna showed no response.
At that moment, Eula rushed over with an angry expression and scolded, "Deanna, what are you doing?!"
She forcefully pulled Deanna away as she spoke.
Lance's expression changed drastically. Ignoring his own injuries, he stepped forward and held onto Deanna, protecting her in his arms. He glared at Eula and questioned her with a dark gaze, "What are you doing?"
"Lance, she wants to kill you!"
Eula never expected that even at this moment, Lance would still protect Deanna.
Lance looked at her coldly. "This is between her and me. It's none of your business!"
As he said these words, the others around them looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Shannon and Nightingale heard about the incident and quickly made their way through the crowd.
"Boss, are you hurt? What happened?"
Both of them looked at Lance in shock.
Lance's face turned pale under the lights due to excessive blood loss.
He could feel his strength slowly draining away.
Before he could hand Deanna over to the two of them, he lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss.
"Lance!"
Several exclamations filled the scene.
Eula's face also changed. She took a step forward to support Lance but was a beat too slow.
Xavier quickly caught Lance before he collapsed and urgently called out, "Mr. Mercer, wake up."
Unfortunately, Lance showed no response.
Fortunately, an ambulance arrived at that moment.
With the help of medical personnel, Lance was lifted onto the ambulance.
Before leaving, Xavier didn't forget to instruct Shannon, "Take Missus back to the mansion and contact Mr. Martinez to come and check on her."
"I understand," Shannon nodded in acknowledgment.
Soon after, the ambulance departed.
Shannon prepared to take Deanna back.
But at that moment, Deanna regained consciousness.
She looked at Shannon with a confused expression and asked, "What happened?"
"Missus, you're awake!" Shannon exclaimed in surprise.
Deanna blinked her eyes, not understanding what Shannon meant.
Awake? Did she fall asleep just now?
Thinking this, she turned her head to look around and noticed the strange gazes of those around her.
Moreover, she couldn't find Lance among the crowd. She couldn't help but ask, "Did the race end? Where is Lance?"
Upon hearing this question, Shannon's face stiffened. She didn't know how to answer.
Ollie and the others approached at this moment, staring at Deanna with seriousness. Ollie questioned her with gritted teeth, "You really have no idea what just happened?"
"What happened?" Deanna looked puzzled by their questioning.
Ollie and the others exchanged glances,
Just as Ollie was about to reveal the truth, Eula angrily rushed over from the side.
She glared at Deanna and gritted her teeth. "I knew you had ill intentions when getting close to Lance. You actually wanted to kill him! Let me tell you this: if anything happens to Lance, I won't let you off!"
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