After a moment of silence, Mona dug her nails into her palms to calm herself down.


    She knew that it only happened in her previous life. In this life, she was fine. She was not pressed against the wall and would not fall.


    Mona calmed herself down and said, "I am Mona Clem. Do you have anything to say to me?"


    After listening to Mona, Fred stared at Mona. His eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life, and his voice was filled with extreme pain. "You''re Mona Clem. I didn''t expect you to be so young. Do you know how ruthless you are? It''s all because of you that I still have a lot of winter clothes in my factory warehouse that I can''t sell.


    "I borrowed money to buy all of them. They''re all piled up in the factory. My partners are asking me for money. My employees are asking me for money. And I have topensate you. You even want so much money. I really can''t afford topensate that much. Even if I sell my organs, I won''t be able to get that much. I might as well end my life."


    As Fred spoke, he became more and more excited. His body seemed to be swaying with the wind.


    Mona finally understood. His life had been unlucky. He had copied Star''s designs by making clothes. In the end, he med all his misfortune on her. He wanted to end everything with his death, but he was unwilling to end his life like this.


    That was why Fred hade to the top floor of Star tomit suicide. Fred wanted Mona to drop thepensation under the pressure of public opinion and the persuasion of the police.


    "Did you go through so much trouble to see me just toin to me?" Mona asked. The wind on the roof made her face hurt a little. She rubbed her hands and put them in the pockets of her coat. She stood about five feet away from Fred and looked at him.


    Fred did not expect that Mona did not persuade him toe down. Instead, she asked him in such an indifferent tone. He did not speak. He crossed his legs to the other side of the iron bars and looked at Mona.


    Now, as soon as he let go of the railing, he would fall from there


    Seeing him like this, the police officer hurriedly said, "Fred,e down. Everything will work out. Think about your family." Then, he said to Mona, "Ms. Clem, please persuade him."


    "Officer, I have nothing to do with him. If you need to persuade him, I remember that he has a wife and children, and they should be the ones doing it, not me. The wind is making me feel a little ufortable. If there''s nothing else that requires my cooperation, I''ll go down first," Mona said.


    She wasn''t a savior. She couldn''t save everyone. Everyone had their own choices. Although life was precious, she believed that people shouldn''t threaten others with their own life.


    The police officer looked at Mona and knew that what she said was the truth. However, Fred did not allow him to inform his family, so he only wanted to see the person in charge of Star, Mona.


    Mona''s voice was not soft when she spoke. Fred could hear her. At that moment, he felt that Mona was the cruelest person he had ever met.


    "I know you want to see me about thepensation. Come down here and we can talk while I have time, or I''ll go back." After Mona finished speaking, she started to turn around.


    "Mona Clem, don''t go. If you leave, I''ll jump immediately. If I do, you won''t be at ease. You won''t be at ease for the rest of your life. Public opinion won''t let you off. Let''s talk here." Fred''s tone was already very agitated. He was about to loosen his grip on the railing. His pair of weathered eyes stared fixedly at Mona.


    "Let''s talk then," Mona said.


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    She had acted so cruelly just now to let Fred and some onlookers know that she was cruel and domineering. Her request was that if those people did notpensate her, they could pay her less, but they had topensate her. Otherwise, Star would not be able to gain a foothold in Nathontown.


    At this moment, Maxwell rushed over. When he saw Mona standing in the wind, he hugged Mona and said, "Mona, it''s dangerous here. Go down first. I''ll talk to him."


    "Maxwell, why are you here?" Mona asked. Up until now, she had not informed Maxwell.


    Maxwell held Mona''s shoulder and casually nced at Fred, who was on the verge of falling.


    Maxwell said, "This matter is all over the Inte. Nigel told me. Alright now, listen to me. It''s dangerous here. Go down with Haley first. I understand what you mean."


    When Mona wanted to say that she would stay with him, she saw Maxwell nod at her, so she didn''t say anything.


    Mona kept looking back at Maxwell when she left. Maxwell nodded at her and she left with Haley.


    She had never encountered such a situation before and had never dealt with it before. However, Maxwell was different. He had been in charge of thepany for so long. Even if he had not encountered the exact same situation, there were simr


    ones.


    When Fred saw Mona disappear from his sight step by step, he hurriedly shouted, "Mona Clem,e back. If you don''te back, I''ll jump from here."


    In the distance, Mona heard Fred''s voice. She was afraid that Fred would jump, but she believed that Maxwell could handle it.Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org.


    Hearing Fred''s scream, she acted as if she did not hear him and walked out step by step, away from there.


    Maxwell was not as good-tempered as Mona. When he heard Fred''s words, he said nonchntly, "Jump. Just jump if you can. Let your wife and your children pay the money you owe. What does it have to do with me and Mona? Over time, everything will be forgotten, and public opinion will slowly disappear. In the future, Star will still be the same. It won''t be affected in Nathontown. You''re just trying to welsh by jumping off the building in public."


    With every word Maxwell said, Fred''s hands gripped the railing tightly, afraid that a gust of wind would blow him down. What Maxwell said was true. Fred just wanted to renege on his debt to Star. His son had yet to grow up and had yet to get married and have children. His daughter had yet to get married, and Fred would never bear to die.


    This idea was given to him by aizen, who said that if he went to the rooftop and scared Mona, he wouldn''t have topensate.


    When the police saw that Maxwell actually asked Fred to jump in public, they wanted to stop him, but Fred''s hands gripped the railing tightly.


    Fred did not say anything. Maxwell continued, "Come down now. I''ll give you a chance. Thepensation can be postponed. We can discuss the exact time. Your wife and children will arrive soon. What will they think when they see you like this?"


    When Fred heard that his wife and children wereing, he immediately panicked. "Can... can you decide this for Mona Clem? Will she agree to what you say?"


    Maxwell nodded. "I''m her husband. I''ll take care of this. It''s up to you if you will get down. If you really can''t, just jump. When I came here just now, I saw that the safety measures below have beenpleted. You won''t die if you jump. I just don''t know if you''ll break your limbs. It''ll be even more troublesome then."