"Kill him?" I quickly waved my hand, feeling my stomach churn.
Even though I'd been attacked out of nowhere, I couldn't bring myself to think about killing someone.
I looked over at Alec, who was staring coldly at Mr. Wallace lying on the ground. I was about to ask Alec to help him up when Luis interrupted, "Mrs. Cromwell, this is the ring Mr. Cromwell chose for you. Don’t you like it?"
A mix of fear and unease washed over me. Sure, I was touched by Alec's gesture, but everything happening around me felt off.
I glanced from the knife to the ring, my emotions a jumbled mess, and didn’t know what to say. I just stood there, frozen.
Seeing that I wasn’t accepting the ring, Luis stepped forward and gave Mr. Wallace a light kick. His tone was a warning, "You interrupted Mr. Cromwell's surp
