"You still don't get it?" Luke applied pressure on his blade and slid it across the area under her eye.

She could feel the blade carving into her flesh. Pain and fear overwhelmed her, and she screamed.

"You have until the count of three. I'll gouge your eyes out if you're still not jumping," Luke said coldly. He was just like a demon to Angie. "One… Two…"

"Stop, stop! I'll jump!" Angie screamed.

She could feel that this was not just a threat. He was for real. They were just on the second floor. She would break an arm or leg if she fell from here. There was no real harm, but if Luke blinded her, she would be finished. Nobody would marry her if she was blind, let alone a rich guy. I'd be done for!

Luke pulled his blade away and took two steps back. He whistled and said languidly, "Jump."

She looked down. It might be just the second floor, but her legs almost gave way from the fear. She was shivering. Angie looked at Luke, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I'm sorry, Luke. I'm really sorry. I'll do whatever you say, alright? I won't do anything stupid again. Please, just have mercy on me."

Luke fiddled with his dagger and squinted. "I'll be counting to three again if you're not jumping." The dagger was glinting menacingly under the sunlight.

Angie shivered and looked back again. She wanted to just get it over with, but she did not have the courage to. She was too scared to jump. Angie kept crying and shaking her head. "I'm sorry. I'm really, really sorry. I won't do it again. Please, let me go…"

A devilish smile curled Luke's lips. He raised his right hand and hurled his dagger at Angie's eye. Angie let out a terrified scream, and she turned around to jump right out the window without hesitating. She fell with a thud, then she wailed.

Luke looked down the window. Angie had fallen into the bed of flowers, and she was screaming. His smile turned into a grin, and it was a wide one. He had picked this coffee shop and room on purpose. The coffee shop's garden was right out the window, and the flower bed was on the first floor's balcony. Angie would land on the flower bed if she jumped out of the window, and nobody would be harmed. Luke did not want her falling on anyone.
"You still don't get it?" Luke applied pressure on his blade and slid it across the area under her eye.

Angie's scream attracted someone's attention. The waiter who saw her falling down was shocked, and he called his manager over.

The manager was in a dilemma. Someone just fell from the second floor. If this was a tough customer, they would have to pay her a lot of money even if they were not responsible for the accident. She was just the manager, not the boss. If the boss found out about this, she would be blamed for her management failure. It could cost her this job too. She quickly called the ambulance and asked Angie, "Hi, miss. Did you jump out the window yourself, or did someone push you?"

Luke had just come down. He heard what the manager said, and he answered, "She jumped down herself."

The manager turned around. That testimony was important. They would be cleared of any charges if the customer was the one who jumped out the window themselves.

Luke crouched down beside Angie and drawled, "She's my friend. She's jealous of a kind and beautiful lady. She's upset that the lady is living her best life, so she tried to sabotage her. But the lady is blessed. She managed to stay out of danger. My friend got mad that her plan failed, so she jumped out of the window."

Oh, um. Really? That's… weird. I-I have no idea what to say.

Angie's arms and legs were killing her. The pain almost knocked her out, but she was still conscious and heard what Luke said, and she hated him for it. He forced me to jump, and now he's ruining my reputation? I did not jump willingly. He forced me into it! She wanted to kill him, but she was too much of a coward to do that. Besides, she was hurt. Even if she wanted to kill him, she was no match for him.

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