Jason Forrester stopped in his tracks.
With no time left to escape, Blair White spoke cautiously.
"Jason, please calm down. It's me, Blair White!"
"Screw you and your 'White'."
Jason Forrester slapped Blair White hard across the face, ignoring her as she collapsed to the ground.
Then, his gaze turned even darker as he looked at Megan Kane, who had frozen a short distance away.
'Megan Kane never imagined her arrival would completely derail the course of events.'
She had already pulled out her phone and called for backup.
'She hoped they would hurry up and get here to deal with this absolute lunatic.'
Sprawled on the ground, Blair White's tears flowed like a tragic downpour. She couldn't believe she was being subjected to such a terrible injustice.
"Jason, don't you recognize me? It's me, your Blair!"
"How could you not recognize me?"
"Jason, look at me! I refuse to believe you don't recognize me."
She hoped her pitiful display would awaken the last shred of sanity in Jason Forrester.
But she had clearly overestimated her importance to him.
Instead, Jason Forrester simply kicked her into a flowerbed, done with her entirely.
Blair White had no chance to dodge. The kick landed squarely against her body.
Her head plunged into the bushes at an unnatural angle.
Megan Kane's eyelid twitched uncontrollably, and she pressed her lips into a thin, tight line.
'This is insane. The whole world has gone mad!'
'Megan Kane thought that if she could do it all over again, she would never, ever have chosen to get involved with Jason Forrester.'
Seizing the moment before Jason Forrester could reach her, she dropped to her knees with a THUD.
Then, she began slapping her own face, left and right, not daring to stop.
Megan Kane wailed.
"Honey, I was wrong! I was wrong!"
'Megan Kane figured that if she acted crazy enough, she could stop the man in his tracks.'
"Wife, we're the ones who are meant to be together forever. Look at you now, so perfectly unhinged. You're the perfect match for me."
A wide smile on his face, Jason Forrester caressed Megan Kane's cheek.
His eyes were like those of an appraiser, examining a piece of art that pleased him.
Megan Kane instinctively tried to back away, but the man grabbed her wrist in an iron grip.
SLAP!
In the end, Megan Kane couldn't hold back. Her palm struck Jason Forrester's face with a resounding slap.
She just couldn't stand being locked in his gaze at such close proximity.
Besides, the man in front of her was clearly not in his right mind—he was a complete psycho.
Jason Forrester licked the trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth, his smile growing even more crazed. He clamped one hand around Megan Kane's throat. "You slapped yourself for so long, but your face didn't even turn red. Need me to help you with that?"
Jason Forrester's words were ice-cold, devoid of any emotion.
Steeling herself, Megan Kane decisively crushed her lips against Jason Forrester's. The taste of blood immediately filled her mouth.
She didn't back down, taking the lead and demanding a response, hoping that raw passion could overcome his madness.
Jason Forrester gripped her waist, his hands beginning to explore.
Indeed, in moments like these, all other worries seemed to melt away.
"Jason! Blood! There's so much blood!"
"Help me! Somebody help me!"
Blair White's terrified wails cut through the air. She staggered out from the flowerbed, her head covered in blood.
Megan Kane glanced over instinctively. 'She must have cut her scalp; otherwise, there wouldn't be so much blood.'
'Besides, if she doesn't get treatment soon, she might actually die right here.'
"Woman, no distractions!"
It was as if Jason Forrester couldn't hear the cries for help behind him. His focus was solely and entirely on Megan Kane.
As much as Megan wanted to be distracted, it was impossible.
'She prayed the response team would get here soon, before someone actually ended up dead.'
'After all, Blair White's condition looked seriously wrong.'
Blair White stood there, a mess of blood and confusion, watching the two of them sucking face right in front of her.
'So I guess I should just disappear, right?!'