The Substitute Wife: My Poor Husband Is A Billionaire

Janet’s heart skipped a beat and jumped into her throat when she heard the noise.

Ethan gritted his teeth.

Blue veins stood out on his arms because of the overexertion.

He courageously endured the severe burning sensation engulfing every fiber of his back while he slowly loosened the rope and helped her down. It was still a fifteen-floor drop from where she was hanging and it was bone chilling.

As time ticked by quickly, Ethan felt not only pain, but mostly dizziness.

The smoke on the rooftop had become thicker and thicker.

He had already inhaled copious amounts of toxic carbon monoxide.

He couldn’t keep himself from coming apart at the seams even if he wanted to do so.

Janet’s hands were trembling, even her lips.

She tried hard and pressed her feet against the bricks of the small ledges that were between every floor as she went down in an attempt to reduce the weight on the life-saving rope so that Ethan could bear less pressure.

millisecond, she might went into a free fall and dragged Ethan

was no other

his teeth

rope was fire-resistant, it might eventually be burnt to ash from being exposed to the fire for so long Janet suddenly felt like she was being let down to fall when she heard

the descending speed gradually increased, the life-saving rape finally reached its

a sudden, Ethan felt like all weight had

he heard Janet’s scream and he felt his heart skip

laid out a rescue cushion under them to prevent Janet from hurtling headlong into the

right on target

hands grabbing the hand rills, Ethan couldn’t hold on any

was still thinking that Janet was not far from the ground now and that she

fell on the air cushion, she felt a sharp pain all over her body, as if her bones

staggered to her feet and looked up

life-saving rope was burned, and there was absolutely no way for Ethan

loud sound came from

the rooftop could be seen from the ground. Frightened,