"Stephen!" Kylie was also shocked by the abrupt change.

When she agreed with Tory to help him safely leave here, she knew it was dangerous.

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However, she was willing to risk her life if Ethan could catch Stephen.

She was aware that Stephen cared about her, but she was astonished to see him protecting her from the bullet with his own body.

It was hard to describe how shocked she was right now with words.

Ethan, who witnessed everything, felt grateful for what Stephen had done but also got jealous.

It was his duty to protect Kylie after all.

He thought he could control the situation and even believed he was able to catch Stephen without hurting Kylie.

Seeing Kylie hugging Stephen in her arms now, he had mixed emotions.

The bullet hit through a certain blood vessel, which caused blood to gush out from Stephen's chest. Even though Stephen was shot at his chest, he still smiled lying in Kylie's arms.

"The i-injury..." Stephen did his best to touch Kylie's shoulder.

Kylie burst into tears. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I deceived you." She wasn't injured at all, but there was a blood bag hidden on her shoulder.

Stephen still smiled. "Oh, right. Y-You're an actress. G-Glad to know that." He gasped for breath for a while, then continued, "I think you can win the Best Actress award."

Kylie shook her head with great force. "I'm sorry. Please, please don't die. Tory's doctor is very skilled in medicine. He can help you." When Kylie was about to turn around, Stephen caught her arm.

No matter how painful it was, Stephen always pretended to be relaxed facing Kylie. "Don't bother. I'll be dead too if I'm caught. I prefer to..."

He preferred to die in Kylie's arms.

Right at this moment, they heard another round of rapid footsteps, and Dinah dashed to the deck shouting at Stephen, "Stephen, are you an idiot?"

Stephen did his best to turn around. When he saw Dinah, the tenderness in his eyes disappeared in an instant. "W-What are you doing h-here?"

"Tory held me hostage, so Kylie agreed to help him catch you." Dinah wiped her eyes, then knelt before Stephen. She wanted to check his wound, but he avoided her hand.

"Dinah." Stephen tried to say a complete sentence. "If you really love me, please don't occupy my last time."

Dinah flushed. She glanced at Kylie, then walked away.

He only wanted to share his last time with Kylie.

Ethan got aboard without anyone knowing it. He patted Dinah's shoulder.

Dinah felt aggrieved and cried when Ethan showed up in her sight. Vincent behaved like a gentleman and comforted Dinah with a hug.

Stephen glanced at them, then smiled, looking at Kylie. "Kylie, t-this is my h-happiest moment throughout m-my life." There was blood around the corners of his lips, but he was still good-looking as usual.

Kylie bit her lips and whimpered, "I didn't want you to die. I-I just wanted to stop you from doing wrong things."

"You just wanted to help Ethan," Stephen said in a weak voice. "Kylie, there is something I want to tell you."

Kylie nodded and approached his mouth.

Stephen held Kylie's hand and said by her ears, "Bear that in your mind that I'm the star in your life forever."

Afterward, Stephen pushed Kylie away with all of his strength, then rolled ahead on the floor.

"Kylie!" Ethan ran towards Kylie.

"Stephen!" Dinah ran towards Stephen.

Kylie stumbled backward and fell into Ethan's strong arms.

Dinah rushed to the edge but failed to stop Stephen from falling. She just caught his sleeve. "Don't die!"

Stephen's body was hanging in the air like a leave that swayed and couldn't wait to fall.

"Do you love me?" Stephen asked Dinah with a serious face.

"Yes!" Dinah nodded.

"Let me fall," Stephen said.

Dinah cried, shaking her head. She refused to loosen her hand, even though Stephen's sleeve was slipping off her palm.

Stephen's wound was bleeding all the time. It was impossible for him to survive, but Dinah wanted to keep his body.

However, it seemed Stephen already made up his mind not to be caught by Ethan, so he gave Dinah a gentle smile.

Dinah had never seen that expression on Stephen's face before. She was struck dumb for a second, and Stephen got rid of her hand at once.

With a loud sound, Stephen fell into the ocean.

The blue surface of the ocean was dyed red in an instant.

Ethan covered Kylie's eyes with his hand and pressed her to his strong chest.

"Ethan..." Kylie hugged his waist and leaned her head on his chest.

Dinah stood still by the edge of the yacht for a few seconds, then fell unconscious.

Clown was dead now, and the rest two men seemed to be enemies.

Vincent protected Ethan and Kylie at his back, then pointed at Tory with a handgun. "Freeze!"

Tory behaved like an onlooker from the beginning to the end. He sat in the chair, smoking his cigar at ease. Even if dozens of guns were pointing at him, he was still a decent gentleman.

"I don't move at all." Tory tapped ash from his cigar with a smile on his face.

Vincent held the gun and asked Ethan, "Lord Ethan, we can catch Tory back."

Ethan moved his eyes away from Kylie to Tory, then put on a mysterious smile. "Been a while, my old friend."

Tory cocked his eyebrow and shrugged. Nobody knew whether he accepted this title or not.

Kylie was surprised, looking at Ethan. Ethan pulled her out from his arms, then walked to Tory holding her hand. "The drug is yours, but the Clown's body is mine."

Tory put out the cigar, then stood up smiling. The two-man of the same height had totally different airs when they stood together.

Ethan had a natural air of power, while Tory was a noble gentleman.

"How about her?" He pointed at Kylie.

Kylie hid behind Ethan and peeked at Tory.

Ethan glanced at her, then pulled her out from his back to cover her with his arms. "Kylie is my wife, and she's mine without a doubt."

"Just for now," Tory said. "She's always welcome in Italy."