bChapter 268 /b

    Observing Adam’s predicament, Skr quick

    called off the fight, forcefully pushed the man to the ground, and dashed towards Adam. However, Yosef was quicker than Skr. He seized the woman by the shoulders, pivoted her around, and took Adam from her bgrasp/b.

    The woman winced as pain shot through her shoulder, yet she stubbornly maintained her grip on Adam. Caught in the violent btug/b–of–war between the two, Adam felt as though he were being torn apart,

    t, with age face, Adam whimpered, “Daddy… it hurts!”

    agony coursing through his small body. With tears streaming down bhis /b

    Yosef took advantage of the moment when the woman was unaware of his presence. He delivered a brutal kick to her calf, shattering bthe /bbonepletely. The woman’s piercing scream echoed after the sickening snap of her bone breaking, her face twisted in pain, and her eyes filled with anguish.

    Seizing the moment, Yosef effortlessly lifted Adam back into his arms. Holding him close, Yosef whispered, “It’s alright now. Daddy’s here.”

    “Daddy, I was so scared just now!” Adam clung to Yosef’s neck, his face flushed from tears.

    Skr rushed over, her heart aching for Adam. She gently wrapped her arms around him, whisperingforting words. Skr ced soft kisses on Adam’s forehead, gently patting his back as she said, “Were you scared, sweetie? It’s all right now; it’s over, and you’re safe.”

    Adam gradually stopped trembling at her soothing murmurs, allowing only asional hup–like sobs as his crying subsided. Skr looked down to see that Adam had closed his eyes, with teardrops still clinging to hisshes.

    “Who sent you?” Yosef asked coldly, hovering over the woman.

    In the corporate world, Yosef had umted numerous adversaries–there was no shortage of individuals eager to see him fail or even eliminate him. Yosef couldn’t determine if it was a meticulously nned ambush or merely an unfortunate encounter with a kidnapping ring.

    The woman’s face was ghostly pale, slick with moisture–whether it was sweat or tears remained unclear. “Still not talking?” Yosef pressed his foot down hard on the woman’s broken leg, increasing the pressure. “Tell me who sent you?”

    The woman cried out in pain, “I’ll talk! I’ll talk! Please, please, lift your foot…” Her voice quivered with agony and desperation.

    Yosef scoffed with disdain. “Do you think you can negotiate with me?”

    Writhing in agony, the woman’s vision blurred. Through her pain–clouded eyes, Yosef Campbell’s chiseled, handsome face transformed into the terrifying figure of a soul–reaping demon.

    Gasping between screams, she pleaded, “No one sent us! We faked an ident to extort money from you and nned to kidnap you to sell to traffickers for an even bigger profit! It was purely for money–I got greedy. I know I was wrong! Please, have mercy on me!”

    Realizing this was not the work of his business rivals, Yosef lifted his foot with a dismissive snort, losing all interest in the woman. He proceeded to call the police, reporting the incident and requesting an immediate response to apprehend the criminals.

    Then disaster struck. The man that Skr had kicked down struggled to his feet, his eyes aze with hatred as he red at them, m obscenities under his breath. He pulled a knife from his pocketb, /bbiding his time until everyone was focused on Adam before bunchin /bseries of quick stabs to vent his anger.

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    The man charged at Skr with long strides, knife raised for a vicious sh. Unbeknownst to her, her back faced the attackerb, /bbentirely /bfocused onforting Adam and utterly unaware of the danger lurking behind her. By the time she heard the rapidly bapproaching /bbfootsteps/b, the attacker was already within arm’s reach, his knife poised to strike.

    At this distance, escape was impossible With Adam still clutched in her arms, Skr found it nearly bimpossible /bbto /bbdodge/b. bShe /bbcould /bbonly /bbraise /bher arms in a desperate effort to protect, doing everything she could to keep him safe,

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    Just as Yosef finished the call, his pupils dted sharply. Without hesitation, he threw his phone directly at the man. The bman /bbdidn /bthe the phoneing and got hit square in the face.

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