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.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Find me in your labyrinth (Stella and Jonathan)
Why can't m Xavier just admit that he loves Norah...
Why can't m Xavier just admit that he loves Norah...
Norah took Estelle to tutor her brother. Both of them are around the same age. So why is Janice and Xavier father feel that there's an age gap for Norah and Xavier. L I know they will be together....
Norah isn't a girl, but a twenty -five year old beautiful woman that loves Xavier Fleming/Gonzalez/Hanson....
Update 3103 hasn't been received and it hold pertinent information. Please fix it for us. Thank you....
This is great! I love the updates....
Now Xavier needs to call in the reinforcement, Gabriel and Jonathan to settle this. Thank you for the updates....
May we please have updates. Thank you...
Xavier will always protect Norah he must admit this to himself and Norah. I believe after they return from this , he'll need to approach Norah 's parents and he'll get support from Jonathan and Ella....
I like how you are getting all the different love interest committed, thank you for the updates....