The man''s reaction was incredibly swift. Just as he threw the remote, he viciously tightened his grip around my neck, causing me to tilt backward.


    Before I couldprehend what was happening, I was dragged over the tform''s railing, plummeting downward.


    I instinctively let out a scream. This feeling was terrifying, something I had experienced many times in my dreams.


    The man''s arm, tightly clung to my neck, refusing to let go.


    Just as I realized I was falling, suspended mid-air, I felt my ankle suddenly being mped. My body abruptly halted, but the grip around my neck intensified, making breathing difficult.


    In the next moment, another gunshot echoed, and I heard a muffled sound as something pierced into the flesh. I felt my neck tighten even more, and my vision started to blur. However, fortunately, my neck suddenly felt relieved.


    A rush of fresh air filled my lungs, and I instinctively covered my neck, gasping for breath.


    In fear, I widened my eyes and looked up. I found myself hanging upside down on the edge of the building, and the man who had just been gripping my neck was rapidly descending. I screamed in terror. "Don''t move, Chlo, don''t move..."


    At this moment, with my head hanging down, I gazed at As. He, too, was hanging upside down, firmly holding my ankle with one hand and using the other to grip the edge of the building. His temples and neck veins protruded, and his face turned red.


    I could feel the strong breeze against my face, and my hair hung toward the ground. Tears rolled down my face uncontrobly. I heard As''s anxious voice, "Don''t move, Chlo."


    At this moment, I was suspended in mid-air, my life hanging in the bnce. The world seemed to have stopped, and all I could do was obey As''s words and pray for a miracle.


    The survival instinct kept me frozen


    in ce. I feared that any movement might make As lose his grip on my foot, and I dreaded the thought of increasing his burden, potentially leading us both to fall from the 28-storey height.


    Simultaneously, a muffled sound echoed from below, indicating the man''s impact on the ground. The terrifying noise sent shivers down my spine. It was a sound I was sure would haunt me for the rest of my life.


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    At the same time, I felt the grip on my ankle gradually loosening. I understood that he was reaching his limit.


    Just then, I noticed Dn had grabbed As''s foot. In a swift motion, he released the hand supporting himself and clutched my ankle. It was like adding an extrayer of security.


    At that moment, another agilepanion, equipped with a rope, descended rapidly to my position. He reached out and caught me.


    Terrified, I screamed and clung to thepanion, closing my eyes and refusing to open them again. Suddenly, I felt the rope being pulled upward. I had no idea how I was being lifted. Meanwhile, As had been pulled up by Dn and others.


    As I was pulled back to the


    tform''s edge, As caught me in


    his arms. Back in the familiar


    embrace, I felt a sense of safety.


    tightly hugged As, cryingOriginal from N?velDrama.Org.


    uncontrobly, my face buried in his


    chest.


    He held me close as if wanting to merge me into his being. He softly whispered, "Don''t be afraid, Chlo. It''s over now."