But not everyone was frozen in stunned silence.
From behind them came a blood-curdling scream of rage.
The sight of Yang Lingyun confessing his love and kissing Xia Lihua right in front of her shattered what little sanity Xia Mengrui had left.
With a deranged cry, she pushed herself up with whatever strength she could muster. Her eyes burned with fury and jealousy, her broken body trembling as she staggered toward them like a vengeful ghost. "I'll kill you, Lihua! I swear, I'll kill you!"
She lunged forward—but only got so far before the heavy iron chains shackled to her ankle snapped her back, yanking her violently to the ground. She clawed desperately at the cold floor, her nails scraping against the cement as she struggled in vain to reach them.
