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 of the building. His temples and neck

hung toward the ground. Tears rolled

hanging in the balance. The world seemed to have stopped, and all I could do was obey

survival instinct

on my foot, and I dreaded the thought of increasing his burden, potentially leading us both to

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

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on my ankle gradually loosening. I understood that

motion, he released the hand supporting himself and clutched

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

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

pulled

Atlas caught me