Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan) novel Chapter 204

As I was still lost in thought over what Clara meant by dropping that line, Hannah briskly walked towards me with her phone in hand. She cast a hesitant glance in my direction before uttering a sentence that sent shockwaves through me. "Ms. Wilburn, Marissa's in trouble!"

Shaken from my deep stupor, I looked at Hannah, asking incredulously, "Who?"

Hannah's eyes darkened slightly as she reiterated, "Marissa!" She then handed me her phone, delivering the shocking news, "Someone just posted a video online. Marissa jumped off a building!"

"What?" I snatched the phone from Hannah's hands, looking at the screen.

It was undoubtedly Marissa's upscale neighborhood. Flashing police sirens and an ambulance were visible, and medical personnel were bustling about.

The video was shaky, likely taken by a resident from a nearby high-rise building, and the background was filled with the chatter of onlookers.

As the camera panned around, I saw groups of people crowding balconies, the windows of the entire row of buildings wide open. It seemed it hadn't been going on for long, and was the topic of heated discussion.

I scrolled down a bit, the posts below were all about this event as well, with so many people buzzing about.

"Good Lord, isn't that the woman who lost her child?"

"God Almighty, she really jumped. I saw it with my own eyes!" a voice echoed with an eerie excitement.

"That's just tragic! Her child is still missing and she jumped?" someone questioned.

"She was probably forced to it. Losing her child was already devastating enough, but then she was taken away by the police when she went to reclaim her child. Who could bear that?"

"I heard it's gruesome. Her body shattered on impact. How are we supposed to leave our homes now? I'm too scared to even take a nightly stroll." someone complained.

"People should show some mercy. Being a mistress is not a death sentence. This is practically driving someone to their death." A loud woman was arguing her point, rallying the crowd. Her words were met with agreement. "Exactly, that wife was too domineering. Regardless if she's the one who took the child, she called the police when Marissa went to plead for her child back. That's just too much."