The Day I Walked Away My Empire Began novel Chapter 62

Steven just smirked and stretched his neck toward her. “Come on. Right here. Do it.”

Lucie was shaking, a mix of anger and fear making her voice tremble. “Don’t think I won’t!” she snapped. “If you try to drag me back, I’ll—”

He cut her off with a lazy grin and reached out, wrapping his hand right around the blade. “You’ll what?”

Lucie’s eyes went wide. For a second, she’d forgotten she was even holding a real knife. She’d never imagined he’d just grab it barehanded. Blood started seeping through his fingers, dripping onto the car seat. That’s when it hit her—what she’d done, and what he’d just done.

Her mind blanked out. She let go of the knife in shock. “Steven, are you out of your mind?”

He didn’t even flinch. Blood dripping everywhere, he just tossed the knife out the window. “Don’t mess around with knives again. They’re dangerous.”

A chill ran down Lucie’s spine. Seeing his blood, realizing how little he cared about his own pain—it was terrifying. If he could be this harsh with himself, what was he capable of with others?

“Let’s go home.”

“You’re insane!” Lucie blurted, her hands shaking as she dug out the first-aid kit. She tried to stop the bleeding, fumbling with bandages. The cut was deep and the blood just kept coming. “We have to get to the hospital, now.”

Steven actually smiled, like this was all just some minor inconvenience. “Alright, I’ll listen to you, babe.”

She pressed gauze to his hand and wrapped it as best she could. “I’ll drive.”

She took her foot off the gas, trying to steady her breathing. “I just don’t want you bleeding out before we get there.”

“So you do care about me after all.”

She didn’t answer. Her mind was a mess.

Five minutes later, they pulled up to the hospital. “Come on, let’s get your hand checked out. That cut is deep—you’ll probably need stitches.”

She parked and hurried him inside. The moment a doctor saw Steven’s bloody hand, they rushed over, ready to help.