Chapter 1039: Chapter 1039: Mysterious Man in Black
The assailant in black had his sights set on Charlotte, but Vincent kept blocking her, which made the assailant even more frustrated and, in his frantic state, he ended up stabbing Vincent in the arm.
A moment later, Vincent’s clothes were soaked with blood.
Charlotte covered her mouth to prevent a cry of shock from escaping.
The assailant, having hurt someone, was naturally somewhat flustered and, with Vincent standing by Charlotte’s side, he couldn’t directly attack her.
Therefore, the assailant prepared to run away, but how could Vincent give him such an opportunity? He took advantage of a moment to spot the assailant’s weakness and overpowered him.
Disarming the knife from the assailant’s hand, Vincent pinned him to the ground before slowly breathing a sigh of relief.
"Vincent, are you alright?" Charlotte approached quickly upon seeing this.
Seeing Vincent’s arm heavily stained with blood, Charlotte took a handkerchief from her bag to stop the bleeding.
"I’ve already called the police, they’ll be here soon," said Charlotte, looking at Vincent with great concern.
Vincent glanced at his bandaged arm and then signaled Charlotte to stand back a bit.
"Don’t worry about me, just make sure he doesn’t hurt you."
At Vincent’s words, Charlotte couldn’t help but let her gaze fall on the face of the person pinned to the ground.
For some reason, Annie felt that this person seemed vaguely familiar.
Seeing Charlotte glance at him, the assailant in black struggled helplessly, still unwilling to give up.
All he could do was pant and glare at Charlotte, his voice muffled beneath the mask, "It’s all because of you! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this!"
This voice... Charlotte seemed to have heard it somewhere before, and as she was lost in thought, the police arrived.
They quickly apprehended the man on the ground and then asked Charlotte and Vincent to go to the police station to make a statement.
Charlotte looked at Vincent’s arm, but Vincent gave her a reassuring smile, "It’s just a minor wound, let’s head to the police station first."
Seeing that Charlotte was still hesitant, Vincent coughed softly, "I’m a doctor; I understand these things."
Saying this, he raised his arm, showing the handkerchief Charlotte had used.
"Besides, you did bandage me in time."
Having heard Vincent say this, Charlotte found no ground to argue and went with him to the police station.
Thus, for the first time in her life, Charlotte sat in a police car.
This made her feel slightly out of her element.
The atmosphere inside the car was even more somber.
The uneasy tension on Charlotte’s body didn’t escape Vincent’s sharp notice. He touched her lightly, prompting Charlotte to turn her head.
She thought there might be an issue with Vincent’s wound, but instead, he gave her a smile.
"Are you very nervous?" Vincent’s tone remained light.
Charlotte’s pupils flickered slightly as she crossed her hands and placed them on her lap, "After all... this is my first time in a police car."
Unexpectedly, Vincent laughed upon hearing Charlotte’s words.
This caught the attention of the other officers in the car.
After all, there were few who could laugh and joke in a police cruiser.
Charlotte blinked nervously and nudged Vincent with her elbow, signaling him to be a bit more serious.
But somehow, Vincent’s demeanor managed to ease the tightness in Charlotte’s heart a little.
However, this feeling of relaxation didn’t last too long.