บท 169: The reason why HER

BANG!

Time stopped itself when that deafening bang resounded across the establishment. Devon even failed to hear the second shot as her eyes dilated ever so slowly. Her heart sank when Lewis suddenly stopped in shock. 

He gazed down, wide-eyed. Lewis instinctively caught Quentin in his arms, who used his back to shield him from the bullets. 

"You..." Lewis' voice shook as Quentin's expression was the same as his. It was as if the reason behind this act of heroism also baffled him.

"Why would you..." he trailed off upon touching the thick liquid on Quentin's back and froze as he caught the blood on his palm.

"Fucking bastard..." Devon snapped back to reality when Julian clicked his tongue. "I would've riddled his body with bullets if I have more time."