Chapter 216

Bella Quinn curled up on the floor, immobilized by the sharp pain in her abdomen.

Bruce Bowman's bodyguard advanced with a knife, its blade glinting coldly under the light.

Just as the knife descended, a figure lunged forward and caught the blade barehanded.

Blood dripped from Calvin Grant's palm, blooming like crimson petals on the ground.

"Mr. Grant!" Bella gasped.

Bruce narrowed his eyes, his voice icy. "Calvin, what's the meaning of this?"

Calvin flung the bloodied blade aside, his gaze burning. "Bruce, bullying a woman? Pathetic."

The bodyguards recoiled in shock. No one expected the Grant heir to get hurt.

Kneeling on one knee, Calvin gently helped Bella up. His eyes darkened at the sight of her bruised face.

"Does it hurt?" he asked softly.

Bella froze. No one had asked her that since Bruce abandoned her.

Tears spilled uncontrollably.

Watching this, Bruce's chest tightened inexplicably. He clenched his fists. "Calvin, stay out of this!"

"Out of this?" Calvin scoffed. "Bruce, just because you're blind and heartless doesn't mean everyone else is."

He turned to Michelle Thompson, his stare piercing. "Miss Thompson, are you sure you had a miscarriage?"

Michelle paled, clutching her stomach with a whimper. "Bruce, it hurts..."

"Nice act." Susan Thompson strode in, followed by Andrew Lucas. "Michelle, you were never pregnant."

Michelle's eyes flickered with panic. "Susan, how could you slander me like this?"

"Slander?" Susan smirked. "Medical reports don't lie."

Bruce shielded Michelle in his arms. "Susan, you've gone too far!"

Andrew stepped forward, pulling Susan behind him. "Bruce, think carefully before raising your voice at my wife."

Michelle gritted her teeth. She hadn't expected Andrew to side with Susan.

"Andrew," Bruce growled, his face stormy. "This isn't over."

Andrew's lips curved into a smile that lit up the room. "Good. I wasn't planning to let it slide either."

He snapped his fingers. "Bring them in."

Footsteps echoed outside. The truth was about to be revealed.