You Are The Apple of My Eyes novel Chapter 779

The coppery smell of blood filled the air.

In the dark, people became visually impaired but their other senses would heighten. When Valerie caught a whiff of the scent of blood, she trembled even more violently.

She couldn't bring herself to look at Michelle.

She turned on her heel and ran out of the stairwell. She rushed to the nearest toilet and washed her face with cold water, trying to calm herself down.

Her whole body shook, especially her hands. They glistened from the tap water, but Valerie felt as if she could see blood mixing in with the clear liquid, swirling from her palms to the drain.

When Valerie looked at her reflection in the mirror, her face was pale.

She brusquely wiped her hands dry before returning to the dance studio. She picked up her mobile phone and grabbed Randi.

"Valerie? What's wrong?" Randi asked as the other woman practically dragged her out of the room. Based on how Valerie had a tight grip on her wrist, she had a feeling that something bad had happened.

"Come with me," Valerie murmured shakily.

She directed Randi back to the emergency stairwell and placed her hands on her shoulders. Voice trembling, she said, "Randi, I've always treated you like my own sister and taken such good care of you. Now, I really need your help."

Her hands slid down Randi's arms and clutched her hands like a lifeline.

A chill ran through Randi's body as she gripped Valerie's hands in her own. She replied, "Valerie, your hands are so cold. What can I do for you?"

Squeezing Randi's hands, Valerie swallowed audibly and her eyes began to fill with unshed tears. "You all saw that I accompanied Michelle out of the studio earlier. She led me to the stairwell and we exchanged some words. But then she..."

Her body started to shake as she sobbed. "She threw herself down the stairs, Randi! She tried to frame me. She tried to make it look like I pushed her."

Randi's eyes widened and a loud buzzing noise started to fill her ears.

"What? What are you saying, Valerie?"

"Michelle wanted to frame me. All of you saw me walk her out. Once they find out she's injured, I will be the prime suspect, but I swear I never touched her! You must help me, Randi." Valerie's face was pale and her tear-filled eyes looked frantic with fear.

Randi felt as if someone had poured ice into her bloodstream. She could only ask, "Do you mean to say that Michelle deliberately let herself fall down the stairs?"

"Yes, yes! She did." With red-rimmed eyes, Valerie looked at Randi anxiously. "What should I do? She got knocked unconscious after her fall."

"Where is she? Is she dead?" Randi had been afraid to ask but managed to get that question out.

Hearing the word "dead" scared Valerie out of her wits.

"I don't know! I don't know what to do. I can't bring myself to check on her. I don't know what to do. She wanted to frame me, trying to make Leon hate me."

In an instant, Randi got herself together and pulled away from the hysterical woman. She entered the emergency stairwell and eventually caught sight of the unconscious figure lying nearly a floor below.

"Call for an ambulance."

Randi felt cold all over. She didn't know if Michelle was still alive, but an ambulance had to be called anyway.

Valerie hesitated for a moment and then sobbed, "Randi, you believe me, don't you? I really didn't push her. She fell down by herself. You have to believe me! You believe me, right?"

"I believe you, Valerie. But I don't have my phone with me so hurry up and call an ambulance. I'll go check on Michelle."

Randi was several years younger than Valerie, but in this situation, she seemed like the older of the two. After giving Valerie instructions, she rushed down to Michelle's side and started feeling her body from top to bottom.

Her hands were soon covered with blood.

Michelle's hair was starting to stick to the back of her head.

"Her head's still bleeding. Hurry up, Valerie! Go and call for help! We have to send her down to the lobby somehow. It will be too late if we wait for the paramedics to come up here," Randi exclaimed.

Her trembling fingers hovered over Michelle's nose and mouth before pressing against the side of her neck. Randi sighed in relief and then said, "Thank goodness, she's still breathing. Her pulse is weak but steady. She can be saved..."

"H-hello..." Valerie managed to call for an ambulance and her voice wobbled as she dictated the building's address. She was dazed after ending the call.

Tears continued to fall from her eyes.

Not an evil person by nature, Valerie was shaken that she had come close to killing someone. She had only wanted to mess with Michelle's life, not take it from her!