Hope Crawls Through Ruins by Kain Rwan Vale 102

Chapter 102 

Chapter 102 

Briana would rather claim the baby was Henry’s than ever admin Shepard that the child she was carrying was actually the Carter family’s bloodline 

It just showed how much she’d given up on Shepard 

She must have hated and despised Shepard so much that she wanted nothing to do with him anymore. 

“Yeah, that’s right, Henry replied. “Briana’s baby is mine.” 

Shepard’s eyes were blazing with fury 

Henry got up, refusing to back down. “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself what you did wrong? Briana once loved you so much, but you hurt her so badly… Just how deep did those wounds go?” 

“Me? You two are in cahoots, and now you’re questioning me?” Shepard snapped. 

He kicked out at Henry again. 

Shepard was hell–bent on making Henry pay for this. 

Henry was getting beaten down, struggling to keep up as Shepard came at him again and again. 

Punches and kicks landed on him one after another. 

Henry’s strength gave out. He collapsed to his knees, hands pressed to the floor, trying to get up over and over, but his body just wouldn’t listen. 

Shepard stomped down hard on his back. 

He pinned Henry to the ground, making sure he couldn’t move n inch. 

Shepard pressed his shoe hard into Henry’s back. Henry’s face contorted in agony, blood spilling from his mouth and pooling on the floor. 

“Spit it out,” Shepard demanded. “When did you two start seeing each other? What day was it?” 

Henry replied weakly, “Does it even matter?” 

“Tell me!” Shepard roared. 

“I don’t remember,” Henry said weakly. “But it doesn’t matter. No matter how long it takes, I’ll wait for Briana–wait for her to notice me, wait for her to come to me. 

“Soon… the divorce process will be done, and Briana and I can finally be together, out in the open… Maybe she never should’ve picked you but chosen me. I would have made her truly happy…” 

His mouth was filled with bloody foam. 

Yet he managed a twisted smile. “Of course, it’s not too late. She may not have been mine at the start, but in the end, she’ll belong to me.” 

Shepard pressed down with enough force to crush Henry’s bones. 

Henry endured the pain in silence, refusing to say a word about what really happened. 

He could have denied ever being with Briana. 

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But that was something he’d never do. 

There was no way Henry would ever betray Briana’s trust. 

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It Briana was willing to claim the baby as his, then he’d proudly wear the title of father for her sake, even if it meant becoming Shepard’s enemy, and he knew he didn’t stand a change against Shepard 

Henry believed that he would be in for a rough time in the day ahead. 

He didn’t even have to wait–right now, this very moment, he was barely hanging on. 

Henry’s vision blurred. 

Pain radiated through every inch of his body. 

In his haze, he thought he saw Briana standing there. 

Am I just seeing things? Or… am I really about to die?‘ he though 

Shepard showed no mercy, beating him within an inch of his life 

Guess he really came here to end me… Henry thought. 

Henry blinked. 

In his haze, Briana seemed to get closer and closer. Suddenly, she was right in front of him. 

“Briana?” Henry called out softly, barely more than a whisper. 

Maybe she’ll answer… Henry wished. 

“Henry!” Briana rushed over, dropping to her knees beside him and trying to help him up. “Are you okay? Hang in there. I’ll get you to the hospital… 

“No, wait, I’ll call an ambulance! Just hold on, please, just a little longer.” 

Briana’s hands gripped Henry’s arm. 

Her touch felt so real. 

Is this just a hallucination? Is this real? Briana… Is she really here Henry wondered. 

“Henry!” Briana cried out, her heart racing as she saw Henry staring at her in a daze. “You’re bleeding so much…” 

Not caring about the mess, Briana reached out and gently wiped the blood from Henry’s face. 

‘Shepard was so ruthless. He went at him with such brutality. Is he really trying to kill Henry?‘ Briana panicked, the thought sending chills down her spine. 

Briana gave it everything she had, but Henry just wouldn’t budge. 

He was just too big, too heavy. There was no way she could lift him. 

“Here you came,” Henry muttered weakly, surprise flickering in his eyes. “Is it really you? How did you even find this place?” 

Suddenly recalling the danger, he tried to pull her behind him. “Go… Don’t come any closer. I don’t want you to get hurt by accident.” 

Briana stayed put. “Even now, you’re still thinking about me?” 

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“Of course. I won’t let anything happen to you. Henry whispere 

After a short pause, Henry added, “And the baby… I have to proti mur child, too” 

He looked at Briana. 

With Shepard standing so close, there were things he just could say. 

All he could do was communicate with her through his eyes. 

Briana looked into Henry’s deep eyes. 

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“Even if I have to put my life on the line, I’ll protect you and our baby, Henry declared, his voice shaky as he weakly grasped her hand. ‘Don’t worry. Don’t be afraid” 

Out in the open or behind the scenes, Henry was letting Briana how that he was claiming the baby as his, no matter what anyone thought. 

He kept the truth from Shepard. 

She could finally relax. 

Briana’s nose stung, tears threatening to spill. 

Henry really got her. 

Even though they hadn’t planned it out, Henry covered for her and kept the truth about her baby hidden. 

She nodded vigorously. “Alright, I get it. I’m with you. I know what you’re doing for me…” 

To Shepard, it looked like the two of them were exchanging meaningful glances, sending secret signals right in front of him. 

‘Gee! Just look at them–could they be any more tragic? A pair of star–crossed lovers, Shepard thought. 

He bent down, his fingers clamped onto Briana’s shoulders as he lifted her up and pulled her close, forcing her to face him. 

“You never fail to surprise me, Briana,” he said, voice low and dangerous. “All those bodyguards, the whole Carter Estate, and still, no one can keep you locked in.” 

Briana met his dark, threatening eyes. “Are you really going to beat Henry to death?” 

“So what if I do?” Shepard shot back. 

Briana fired back without a second thought, “Then I’ll be his widow for life. I’ll raise his child, no matter what.” 

Shepard’s veins bulged with rage. 

He shot a cold glare at the bodyguards rushing over and barked, “Idiots!” 

The bodyguards stood there, heads bowed, trembling with fear. 

“Mr. Carter, Mrs. Carter… held a knife to her own throat and threatened us. We were afraid she’d really do it, so we had to let her go… Otherwise, it could’ve ended in tragedy,” one of them stammered. 

The moment the car pulled up to the Carter Estate, Briana bolted straight into the living room. With everyone staring at her in shock and confusion, she grabbed a fruit knife and pressed it to her own neck. 

It was the only desperate move she could come up with. 

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Souther 

Thank god it actually worked. 

The bodyguards were terrified she’d hurt herself, and even more scared of Shepard’s wrath, so they didn’t dare force her. 

Then, Briana got in the car and drove straight to Parker Group. 

The bodyguants chased after her the whole way, 

Briana didn’t know if she’d made it in time or if she was already o late. 

She felt both guilty and helpless. 

She knew she was partly to blame for Henry getting hurt so bad… 

I had to come. I just had to,” Briana said firmly. “Shepard, you can’t do anything to Henry. If you do…” 

Shepard scoffed, “Or what?” 

She really had the nerve to threaten him now. 

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