Chapter 35
The woman, who had been hiding herself in the bed, suddenly climbed up to the windows. At that moment, she was sitting by the edge of the window with one of her legs dangling outside. She was going to fall anytime soon! When that happened, Julia was petrified by the scene and didn’t react, while Jamie was quick to respond.
As soon as he noticed it, he darted toward the window. However, the woman was weeping while avoiding Jamie’s touch. Whenever he stepped forward and wanted to pull her in, she dodged his attempts and leaned even further out the window. She was in danger!
Seeing the scene, Amelie tried to calm herself and said to Jamie, “Come back, Jamie.”
When Jamie heard her words, he looked at the woman unsettlingly, but Amelie shook her head. After all, the woman would only be hyperventilating if he was around. Thus, Jamie could only back away and surrender.
Then, Amelie walked toward the woman, standing a few feet away from her. “What’s wrong? What happened to you?” she asked.
“I know everything, and it’s all my fault. Because of me, Jamie might not be able to live stream again, and I’m guilty of it. Thus, there’s no reason for me to live anymore.” The woman sobbed.
“This has nothing to do with you. Hurry up and come down,” said Amelie.
However, the woman just shook her head vigorously and replied, “Don’t try to comfort me anymore. I’m the one who caused all of this.”
When Julia saw how stubborn the woman was in front of her, she couldn’t help but scold, “Do you think that death will solve everything? If you die, you will create more trouble for Jamie. When that happens, what is he going to do?”
When the woman heard her scolding, she didn’t know what to do and cried even harder. Her whole body was trembling, and she looked like she would be blown away if a strong wind occurred.
Seeing that things had worsened, Amelie felt a headache coming on. She then said, “You need to think this through. This is the tenth floor, and if you fall from this height, your bone will shatter into pieces, and the police will not be able to find every part of it. As for your face… You won’t have it anymore. After all, your face will be covered in blood and bits of the brain as you are being sent to the mortuary. When that happens, not even your mom will recognize you.”
Hearing her words, the woman stiffened, and she reached toward her face.
I’m a young woman. How can I accept this fatal and horrifying death? she thought.
Just as she was lost in thought, Amelie sprinted toward her and grabbed her by the waist, pulling her away from the window. With the help of Jamie and Julia, the woman was dragged toward a safe place. After comforting her for some time, the woman was ushered away by Julia’s men while rubbing her puffy eyes.
At that moment, the trio was left in the room.
Jamie grabbed his hair in frustration since he was feeling upset. After all, he had just been taking a bath when the woman suddenly appeared in his room. The worst part was that Leo had caught him.
While he was immersed in his own thoughts, Amelie walked toward him and patted him on the shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’ll think of something. I promise that it won’t affect you.”
“It’s fine, Amelie. I hate being set up by people. Leo won’t have his way if he wants to force you by setting me up. I was just getting bored of becoming a live streamer, and going home to inherit billions doesn’t sound like a bad idea!” responded Jamie.
Jamie came from a good background. However, he had some issues with his family and refused to run the family business because of his laid-back personality. Even so, he was doing well as a live streamer.
When Amelie heard his words, she knew that he was lying. So, she said, “Stop with this nonsense! Have you forgotten that my company has to rely on you? What will I do if you’re gone?”
With Jamie’s skill of doing live commerce, the money he earned was almost equivalent to the money he would inherit back home. After all, a live streamer who was good at live commerce could surpass a certain industry’s annual sales income within minutes.
“Don’t you worry, for I have already settled this with Leo. All you have to do is to continue what you are doing and stop overthinking,” said Amelie.
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