Who Is The Real Boss?

The jet was out of control? How could this be? How could the pilot suddenly lose control of the jet? Annabel was scared out of her wits.

After all, she was deathly afraid of heights.

Rupert patted her on the shoulder and stood up.

His handsome face was unusually cold.

"I'll go and have a look."

Then he started to walk to the cockpit.

"I'll go with you,"

Annabel said feebly, her face a ghastly pale.She was terribly afraid of heights, and as the jet shuddered violently, she felt like she was about to die.

"Okay," Rupert answered lightly.

He stretched out his right hand to hold Annabel, pulling her into his arms.

"I'm here.Don't be afraid."

The jet continued to shake violently.It was extremely difficult for Annabel to balance, let alone walk.I Panic seized her heart, rendering her unable to think straight.

Luckily, Rupert held onto her tightly, which made her feel inexplicably safe.

Together, the two headed to the cockpit.

"What's going on?" Rupert asked the captain with a frown.

Sweat trickled down the captain's forehead.

He was busy controlling the steering wheel with both hands, but all the color had drained from his face.

"I can't control it.We're going to crash!"

Crash? Annabel gasped in shock.How could this be? If the jet crashed, then all the people on the jet—including her— would die.She told herself that she had to calm down at the moment, but fear consumed every fiber of her being.

Hyperventilating, she looked at the man beside her and asked in bewilderment, "Rupert, what're we going to do?"

"Don't be afraid." Rupert smoothed her hair gently.

"We'll be fine."

Then, he turned to the captain and said decisively, "Calm down first.Do your best to keep the aircraft steady.As soon as we reach a suitable height, we'll parachute out of the jet immediately."

Nodding shakily, the captain stuttered, "I-I'll do my best."

Fortunately, Rupert's jet was specially equipped with parachutes.

They could jump if worse came to worst.

other two men to ready the parachutes and prepare to jump at

really going to

and helpless.She was still afraid.She had always been afraid of heights, ever since she was a

crashed...She didn't

to me.The jet is out of control.Jumping is

Rupert explained seriously.

scared...I can't do it..." Annabel

be afraid.I'll

hand reassuringly, his deep-set eyes full of

situation was very

calmly ordered

"That's high enough."

look at

perfect

by now, the shaking of the jet became

Time was running out.

could explode any second

crew opened the

grimly, Rupert calmly directed the crew to jump with their

there were only the captain, Rupert, and

Hewitt,

sweat on his forehead and

captain's arm and said

Rupert, his eyes shining

"Take care!"

soon as he said this, the captain leaped out of the jet and disappeared

"Annabel, get ready."

parachute to himself

his arms around her tightly,

"Rupert, I'm scared!"

Annabel cried hysterically.

tens of thousands of miles away, her

The fear paralyzed her.

count to

whispered in her

looked into his deep eyes and felt an

arms around Rupert's

"Ah!"

feeling of free-falling made Annabel's mind go completely blank.She couldn't help but scream at the

just hang on.I'll activate

later, the parachute

the rope went taught and

a

okay.We're going

deep, reassuring voice was like music to