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.
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