Chapter 88

Chapter 88 Donovan was injured , bleeding , and being held hostage by a vicious man with a blade . The man had one arm locked tightly around his neck , the other hand gripping a sharp blade that was around 25 to 18 inches long , pressed against the artery in his neck . He was shouting hysterically at the crowd while a group of SWAT and a negotiator stood not far away . They were still trying to reason with him .

Giselle's heart was in her throat , especially when she saw the blood streaming from Donovan's wounded arm and leg . His clothes were soaked crimson with blood . She quickly asked a nearby male employee and leamed the tough sequence of events . The man claimed Donovan had ruined him financially , driven him to the brink , and now he had come to the company to make a scene by taking a female employee hostage and stabbing her .

As the company CEO , Donovan had volunteered to exchange himself for the injured employee . The man agreed , but only on the condition that Donovan's hands be bound first . Therefore , Donovan allowed himself to be tied up before trading places with the female employee and being taken by the man . He had rescued her but placed himself in danger . He had been stabbed several times . Although none of the wounds were fatal , the blood loss was severe , and his clothes were soaked in blood .

Despite being held hostage and his life in danger , he remained composed . He was pale from blood loss but mentally steady , quietly enduring the situation as the attacker held him captive . The onlookers were extremely anxious . The SWAT team continued trying to de - escalate the situation , but the man clung to Donovan like a madman as he erupted into frenzied shouting from time to time . Giselle didn't care what the man was yelling or what the police were negotiating .

All she knew was that Donovan's life was hanging by a thread . He could die at the hands of someone who had nothing to lose if there was one wrong move . few minutes later , she watched as the agitated man suddenly drove the blade into his leg . Blood spurred out from the wound , and her heart ached in agony . The police still hadn't found a way to rescue him as time ticked by , and he was visibly weakening from blood loss . She couldn't just stand there and scream like best of the crowd .

Every second felt unbearable to her . the She forced herself to calm down and decided that she would save him herself . She silently slipped away from the crowd and moved to the side , edging closer to the man from a different angle The man was too focused on his standoff with the police to notice . After all this time , exhaustion had begun to set in , and he was no longer paying attention to other directions .

She observed him for a few minutes and noticed that the man lept his right arm tightly wrapped around Donovan's neck . However , his left hand , where he held the blade , would occasionally gesture toward the crowd when he grew agitated . In those moments , the blade would leave Donovan's vital area for a good ten seconds The police were too far away to rush in and rescue him in time during that short period .