Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress

Chapter 1223: One last desperate effort

The man's eyes widened in horror as he held his breath. Looking up, he saw Penny's body inching back inside. It wasn't abrupt, but he knew that if this continued, they would all be pulled back in for sure. He understood that just clinging on would only drain their energy, so their best option was to use that energy to pull themselves back up.

"No!" the man yelled, yanking Atlas's ankle down. "No! You can't"

The man, using every bit of his strength, took advantage of his position to add more weight to Atlas. He couldn't let them pull him up. He could just let go, but he wouldn't go down that easily. Hence, he resorted to any sort of means to slow them down or just drag all of them down with him. freewebnovel.col

"Shit!" Hugo cursed through gritted teeth as the tug affected him as well. "That bastard...! Zoren!"

"I'm trying!" Zoren yelled back, refusing to let the man's actions shake him. "Forget about you and Penny... I'm going to grind him into powder."

Zoren kept a firm grip on Penny's leg, pulling her back in while Hugo steadied his other arm. Just like Hugo, Penny, and Atlas, Zoren was filled with rage. Taking Atlas hostage was one thing, hijacking the plane was another. But this?

That man had just signed himself up for hell.

Not only had he endangered Atlas-his brother, his family-but he had also put Zoren's wife's life on the line. Unforgivable.

"Enough!" Atlas yelled. "Stop-ahhh!"

Penny's eyes widened as Atlas screamed. The man was climbing up his leg— biting into his calf. Atlas's grip loosened, and Penny instinctively held on to him tighter.

"You-" she clenched her teeth, her stomach pressing against the edge of the opening. "I'm going to kill you!"

"Ahhh!" Atlas gritted his teeth and looked up at Penny. "Keep pulling!!!"

His voice rang across the sky, followed by Zoren and Hugo's shouts as they used every ounce of their strength. Their anger fueled their efforts, and little by little, they felt progress.

"More!" Hugo yelled as his body shifted further back inside. "More!"

"More!" Zoren echoed, locking eyes with his wife. "Penny! Try pulling First Brother!"

"I'm trying!" she shouted back, now able to brace her chest against the floor. "First Brother!"

Atlas, drawing from his reserves, pulled himself up as best he could.

"Can you climb onto me?!" Penny asked.

his head. "I can't with him on

clicked her tongue and redoubled her efforts. As she did, she felt herself moving back with Zoren's and Hugo's support. But

making real progress-

The plane shook violently.

her chest was on solid ground, but now she was slipping back into the open air. Another tug stopped

the sweat building between his palm and Zoren's skin. If not for his braced position, he would have slid as

just their enemy—it was their draining strength and slippery grips.

forcing himself to push past the

many times. Some days,

was not one

"Pull!!" he roared.

"Pull!!" Zoren echoed.

as she hauled Atlas

the sky and inside the aircraft,

them noticed the figure

the "Stater

wind blasted through the cabin. His eyes widened as he took in the scene before him. He bafely heard the repeated shouts of "Pull," too stunned by what he

whose grip was locked onto Zoren, who in turn was anchored under a

And Penny?

was holding onto

was dangling in midair-with an unknown man

hitched as he finally processed the

sweat-drenched face snapped upward. Their eyes met-Slater's filled with

Hugo bellowed. "Help us pull them

this, but there was no time for questions. He quickly moved forward, staying cautious of the open door and

the best way

him!" Hugo ordered, seeing that

and pull

Slater hesitated, studying

Slater!" Hugo yelled, snapping

wasn't hesitation that had frozen

It was a calculation.