Evershining Stars, Everlasting Love novel Chapter 25

I was told by my sister-in-law on the phone that her husband was about to jump off the top floor, he said that he had wronged me, our parents, his wife and many others more. He was sitting on the rooftop watching the city with no hope in his eye.

My sister-in-law was crying hard when I get there, telling me that he cooked her a nice meal after which he started rambling nonsense. He told her that he would be out trying to borrow some money, but ended up trying to kill himself.

He started crying as well when he saw me and said:”Sorry, Nance...I’ve been dragging you down all my life, and I’ll put a stop to it. Would you please tell mom and dad that I’ll return the favor in my afterlife if I were privileged enough to be their son again at that time...I, I have failed them so much... ”

But it looked all so fake to me, like series of drama, each one based on how much money he owed, ranging from crying to kneeling down and begging for forgiveness. This time? This time is playing suicide.

I smiled and said:”Go ahead, it would be the best thing you could do to this world.”

That shocked my sister-in-law and firefighters, for they were expecting me to talked him out of his will of death.

“Nance? What are you talking about?” Exclaimed him, eyes blinking with cunning. I knew he would never take that jump, his whole body had been trembling for a long time knowing how high it was there.

“I mean it. Just jump before you waste anymore precious resource of out mother nature. See that big cushion down there? Aim well and don’t land on it. And don’t worry, I’ll take care of mom and dad, so, off you go.” I walked slowly to him.

“You...is that what you’ve been wishing for?” He uttered, looked at me with great sadness.

“You’re nothing but a burden in my life, now bigger after this trouble you got me into. Just die, that would be enough to pay the money you owe from the usury.” Word by word, he was pissed off and jumped down and walked toward me. Before he got any closer, the firefighters swarmed up and pin him down, just in case he started playing suicide again.

His wife looked at me with great disbelief:”How...how did you make it?”

I smiled and said:”I’m his sister, and I know his fear of heights, jumping off the roof would be on the last one on his list even if he really wants to die. His useless if you don’t count how much he treasure his life.”

She looked at me gracefully and said:”He nearly drove me mad with all the money he owed. Nance, dose it really need to cost his life to pay those people back?”

I took the cheque out of my pocket and handed it over to her:”I’ve got the money, don’t worry.”

The disbelief on his face looked even more escalated:”Really?”

I nodded:”This thing is settled. And this is the last time of me helping him, if he ever does this again, I’ll just let it be.”

“Of course, and this won’t happen again, trust me.” She was still trying do defend her husband, after which she followed him home.

I put an end to the drama.

When the crowd dispersed, I was stopped by two policemen when I was about to return the cheque to Qi Ouyang, they said I was reported to have committed robbery.

They took me to the police station before I could say anything in my defense, and the cheque became the evidence. So it turned out that it was all because of Qi, she set me up, for I didn’t agree to leave Vince when I took money from her.

It was true that I was rude when I took the money, which is recorded in the security camera. I knew what Qi wanted: she wanted me to back down.

I could be sentenced to a lifetime in prison, it was a million-buck cheque.

The layer arranged a meeting. She had the same old haughtiness on her face while putting her fake smile on as if she’s the kindest person in the world.

“How’s the food during your detention, Miss Mo?” She sneered.

“Not bad.”I replied, indifferently.

“A million, think about how long that would keep you imprisoned.” She giggled spitefully,”Your penniless arrogance would ruin your life.”

“What’s the point of all these?” I despised,”There was not, nor is, any grudge between us, you’re trying to kill me just because of a man?”

“I don’t want to kill anyone, sis. But if someone knows not how to behave herself, she must be disciplined.” She chuckled,”Oh, one more thing: I’ve told Vince’s grandma about you committing the robbery, guess what her reaction is?”

“What the hell do you want?” She nearly suffocated me, never had I seen a villain like this in my life. Maybe I was protected too well by Jerry in that three years.