Darien was about to respond, but then he caught a movement from the corners of his eyes.
The flash was quick and before he could move out of the way, he'd been shot.
Adeline watched in shock, her jaw dropping when she saw Darien falling on the ground, blood dripping out of his shoulder.
It was too much. It only took a second for her to regain her senses and quickly call for help.
Darien was still conscious, his teeth gritted together when Adeline tried to help him up, but he was twice her weight, making the task more difficult than it was supposed to be.
The birthday party immediately turned into chaos, with many guests leaving the party after finding out that Darien Hawthorne had been shot. The ambulance was called and took Darien away while Adeline followed behind.
Theodore wasn't glad that Adeline had followed Darien to the hospital.
'Why does she care so much for him?' He couldn't help but wonder, but he wasn't going to get his answer here.
