Fifty-five stories up, at a breath-stealing height of 200 meters, Antonia stood teetering in the biting wind, trembling from head to toe, her cries piercing the air, "Dad, Daddy!"
Estelle, clutching a part of her coat that had become a makeshift swing, gave it a shake, prompting an even more terrified scream from Antonia.
Her face contorted by the gale, vertigo and fear stripped away all her previous arrogance and calm. She couldn't stop screaming, "Estelle, what are you doing?"
"Estelle, let me go!"
"Please, let me go!"
Her cries were a mix of tears and desperation, quickly dried by the wind as she shook uncontrollably. Words failed her, leaving her with only her screams.
"Antonia!"
Suddenly a voice rang out urgently. Estelle turned to see Cliff Crawley rushing toward them with his team.
Antonia plummeted half a meter from the rooftop, unable to see Cliff but hearing his voice, she cried out, "Dad, save me, please save me!"
Cliff, fearing Estelle might actually throw Antonia off in a fit of panic, froze in place and watched breathlessly as the girl clung to life on the rooftop. "Are you Estelle?"
The girl sitting on the rooftop wore a black blouse, dark green slacks, and short, sturdy boots. Her face was stunningly beautiful but carried an aura of chilling menace.
Holding a life in her hands, she was as calm as a breeze on a cloudless day.
"That's me," said Estelle, her eyes and voice icy.
"Release Antonia, and I'll agree to anything!" Cliff tried to negotiate gently. "Whatever you want!"
"Do you even know what your daughter has done?" Estelle asked coldly.
Cliff hesitated, then promptly replied, "No matter what she's done, I apologize to you on her behalf, and I promise you anything, just let Antonia go!"
"Because I do business in Tripe, and I've had dealings with people there recently!" Cliff said. "I guarantee the information I have is valuable to you!"
The cold wind bit at Estelle's skin, her expression turning frosty. "If you dare deceive me with Gab, I will make you pay dearly!"
"Fine, if the information I give you is worthless, you can take Antonia back anytime!" Cliff declared resolutely.
Estelle heaved Antonia up, then tossed her down like a sack of potatoes.
"Ah!"
Antonia's injured face scraped against the ground, leaving a trail of blood as she screamed in agony.
Estelle leaped back onto the rooftop and addressed Cliff, "Have your men stand down, then we'll talk about Gab."
Cliff, pained by his daughter's condition, had his bodyguards carry her down, leaving only himself behind.

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The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Thank you for the updates....
I love it, I love it! Thank you for the updates....
Dear author Lucy, may we please have updates. Thank you....
There's a song currently playing via YouTube and TikToc by LowDii "Touch Me Softly" that makes me think of Norah and Xavier (Gonzalez). Please, I'm looking forward to updates. Thank you for your writing....
May we please have updates. Thank you....
As the plot thicken. Adrian is done for and he can't try to control Norah, so he'd probably tattle to Janice who's gone for two weeks. Thank you soooo much for the updates....
These updates were too funny. Thank you so much for the updates....
I forgot to add Amy to the group of pregnant women,since she was the first. Emily and Sylvia better be careful since pregnancy is in the air....
Wow! This is great, both Estelle and Magdalen are pregnant at the same time and I hope that Xavier is Norah neighbor. Thank you for the updates....
Author Lucy you're a blessing. Thank you so my for the updates. I hope that Norah's neighbor is Xavier she gets her memory back....