Beyond the Divorce

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 could comprehend what was happening, I was dragged over the platform'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 clamped. 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..."

my ankle with one hand and using the other to grip the edge

could feel the strong breeze against my face, and my hair hung toward the ground.

seemed to have stopped, and all I could do was obey Atlas's

survival instinct kept

on my foot, and I dreaded

The terrifying noise sent shivers down my spine. It was a

YOUMS

the same time, I felt the grip on my ankle gradually loosening.

noticed Dylan had grabbed Atlas's foot. In a swift motion, he released the hand supporting

equipped with a rope, descended rapidly to my position. He reached out and

I felt the rope being pulled upward. I had no idea how I was being lifted. Meanwhile, Atlas had been pulled up by Dylan and

I was pulled

edge, Atlas