Chapter 283 Hayden, Go to Hell
Hayden shot her a cold glance and didn't answer her question. Instead, he took Seraphine's hand, preparing to leave.
Watching their retreating figures, Olivia felt a sharp pain in her eyes.
She pulled a fruit knife from her bag and suddenly rushed toward Hayden and Seraphine.
"Hayden, go to hell!"
Before anyone could react, they were all shocked by what happened next.
The sound of the knife piercing flesh rang out, and everyone cried out in alarm.
Seraphine's eyes widened in disbelief. Her gaze slowly moved down to her chest.
The fruit knife was clearly lodged in her body, blood continuously pouring from the wound.
Olivia was also terrified by the scene and immediately came to her senses.
When Olivia realized what she had done, she stumbled backward several steps, her hands shaking uncontrollably.
"I... I didn't mean to..."
Hayden caught Seraphine as she was about to fall, a flash of grief in his eyes.
"Seraphine, are you okay?"
"Mom! You're bleeding so much!" Isabella walked up to Seraphine, at a loss.
Seraphine choked up, her eyes bloodshot, staring hard at Isabella, full of shock.
Others might not have seen clearly, but she alone knew the truth.
That knife had been aimed at Hayden.
She could have dodged it, but suddenly a pair of hands grabbed her and pushed her in front of Hayden.
Then the knife came at her.
She opened her mouth, the sounds around her growing more and more distant, until everything went black and she lost consciousness completely.
Hayden held Seraphine tightly and roared at Isabella, who stood frozen in place, "Call an ambulance now!"
He looked down at Seraphine, his eyes reddening.
"Seraphine, hang in there, you can't let anything happen to you! We finally made it through the hard times, you can't leave me!"
For over twenty years, everyone said he was devoted and deeply in love with Olivia.
But only he knew that he had always kept another person in his heart.
No matter when, Seraphine always understood him, would understand him, accept him.
Not like Olivia, always suspicious, wondering if he had another woman on the side.
Always complaining that he didn't come home, didn't care about the kids.
He thought they could finally be together openly, but he clearly felt Seraphine's breath in his arms growing weaker and weaker, her body slowly growing cold.
Airport security rushed over and quickly called the police.
In the end, Seraphine couldn't be saved.
Olivia was completely stunned. She had only acted on impulse just now and never intended for anyone to die.
When the cold handcuffs locked around her wrists, Olivia suddenly panicked.
But no matter how she tried to explain, the police remained unmoved.
Because Seraphine was really dead. Many people around had witnessed the scene, and some had even recorded videos.
Not to mention the security camera footage as solid evidence.
Meanwhile.
Sophia had no idea what had happened at the airport.
She went to Stellar University's laboratory with Benjamin and Alaric.
When Hannah saw Sophia, she walked over first, her eyes full of concern. "Sophia, are you okay?"
Sophia looked at her blankly. "I'm fine, what's wrong?"
After hearing her response, Hannah slapped her forehead and quickly pulled out her phone.
"You don't know yet? Something big happened at the airport today. Someone died. And it's kind of related to you."
She said "kind of" because Sophia had already cut ties with the Brown family.
Hannah had long heard about Sophia and the Brown family's situation, so she had no sympathy for them at all.
But she felt Sophia had the right to know.
Sophia took the phone, confused, and the moment her eyes fell on the screen, she froze.
A netizen had posted a video of the entire process of Olivia stabbing Seraphine.
Benjamin had been standing beside Sophia the whole time, so naturally he watched along with her.
After watching the entire video, his expression instantly darkened.
So Sophia getting lost wasn't an accident at all, but a calculated conspiracy all along.
Hayden deserved to die!
He looked down at Sophia and pulled her into his arms with concern, gently stroking her hair.
Sophia slowly lifted her fair face and showed a relieved smile. "I'm fine."
Actually, seeing all this didn't make her too sad.
Because she didn't have deep feelings for the Brown family at all.
Even with blood ties, they had been worn away by nineteen years of separation and the hurt after their reunion.
She slowly exhaled and returned the phone to Hannah.
From the moment she signed the severance agreement, the Brown family's life or death had nothing to do with her.
As for being abandoned nineteen years ago, she would never forgive Hayden for the rest of her life.
But that was all. Because she had more important things to do than revenge on them.
Benjamin's gaze stayed on Sophia's face, his deep eyes full of heartache.
Steven spoke first, breaking the tense atmosphere in the lab. "Sophia, you're finally willing to come back? We all really missed you."
Hannah quickly added, "Right! You have no idea how hard it was when you weren't here and we ran into problems."
Their words eased the atmosphere considerably.
Sophia looked at Hannah and couldn't help complaining, "I don't know who it was before who complained that I was like a workaholic, only knew how to do experiments, and didn't chat with you guys."
Hannah guiltily touched her nose. "Can't I admit I was wrong? Come back quickly, I miss you so much!"
She ignored Benjamin's almost murderous gaze and hugged Sophia, acting cute.
Sophia was hugged by her, looking helpless.
Benjamin cleared his throat, interrupting their chat.
"Let go."
That was his wife!
Hannah wanted to argue back, but when she met Benjamin's unfathomably deep eyes, she backed down.
Aurora asked curiously, "Sophia, are you staying for good this time?"
"No, I developed an antidote before, but those medicines cost too much. So I spent all night going through medical books and finally found substitute herbs. So I want to come to the lab to do some experiments."
Facing several confused looks, Alaric cleared his throat and briefly explained what had happened in Harmony City.
Hannah's eyes widened in shock. "What? The same symptoms as Mr. White? Doesn't that mean that organization is still around?"
Alaric's expression was serious. "We're not sure yet. After all, they're in the shadows and we're in the open."
Aurora frowned, then interrupted their conversation. "Alright, alright, let's be quiet and let Sophia focus on researching the antidote."
Once she spoke, everyone immediately quieted down.
Sophia's gaze casually swept over them, then slowly moved away.
According to their reasoning, there must be a traitor among these people.
As for who it was, Sophia wasn't sure yet.
By afternoon, Sophia had finally finished all the research data.
She stretched and printed two copies of the documents. She locked one in the lab cabinet and prepared to take the other with her.