However, Arianne did not return to the first floor. Her brains were not capable of thinking about that anymore. Hence, when the elevator arrived at the top floor, Arianne exited and realized that there were still stairs that could go up higher, which was inaccessible through the elevator. Hence, she went ahead to the stairs.
There was only one more floor left through the stairs, heading directly to the rooftop of the hotel. It was not a high class hotel, so the rooftop only had some plants and flowers on it, making it not too much of a sight to see.
‘I’ve got nowhere to run to. What should I do now…’
Arianne walked to the guardrail and took a glance. The wind that swept the heat raised her hair, which was already drenched in sweat. There were very few cars and people down on the roads, neither knowing that Arianne was risking her life or escaping…
Soon after, the driver caught up with Arianne. When he saw her by the guardrails, he was shocked. “Ms… Ms. Wynn… I’ll stop chasing after you. So, hurry up and come over here… It’s dangerous there!”
Arianne was unable to hear him at all, until Mateo showed up.
She mumbled, “It’s so high up here. I’ll definitely die if I jump down from here, won’t I? Mateo… I told you before… I’d rather die than go with you. I refuse to leave Mark alone, without him being able to find me. He’ll lose his mind…”
Mateo did not know if Mark would lose his mind or not, but at that very moment, he was the one who was about to lose it.
Mateo was so frightened that his voice trembled. “Don’t do anything stupid… Come over here. I’ll let you go if you come here, all right? I won’t take you away with me anymore… So hurry up and come here!”
However, not only did Arianne not step away from the guardrail, but she even stepped on top of it. “I won’t believe you anymore. Whenever I think about how I won’t be able to see him anymore, I feel like I’m living in hell, suffering every second of my life. You may not have to be so persistent anymore if you’ve gotten me, but what about me and my Mark…? What about… his son and I?”
The light in Mateo’s eyes began to fade. For a split second, he regretted his actions.
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