Return of the Crowned Heiress

Chapter 253

The wind on the rooftop was fierce, howling past Carmen as she stood teetering on the edge.

Below, the woman who had attacked her earlier was pointing upward while gesturing wildly, her voice faintly audible even against the wind. Around her, a small crowd had gathered. Some laughed while others shook their heads, but they all watched with that morbid curiosity reserved for train wrecks and car crashes. Carmen glanced down, her heart heavy with despair but tinged with something darker-resentment.

She thought about what their faces would look like after she jumped. Would they scream? Would they cry? Or would they feel that cold rush of guilt as they realized they'd pushed her this far?

A bitter smile tugged at her lips. The thought felt almost like revenge.

Closing her eyes, Carmen raised her arms, the wind tugging at her clothes. Then, she let herself fall forward.

"Gosh!"

"She's jumping!"

Screams and gasps erupted from the ground below as her body tipped over the edge.

a brief moment, Carmen felt

Then, everything stopped.

herself hanging in mid-air. Her hand was gripped tightly by someone from behind.

pale but resolute, and her arm was stretched taut as she clung

a gash on Felicia's forearm where it had scraped against the coarse edge of the rooftop, but she was smiling. She looked relieved, almost triumphant. "Gotcha," Felicia murmured, her voice trembling from the effort.

the time she reached the rooftop. But in that

as she pleaded, "Let go. Just let me go. I can't take it anymore... I'm so

edge with all her strength to keep them both from falling. Her voice, strained but steady, carried a

deserve to die are those who spread

The fire in

of people gathered on the rooftop and worked together

well-meaning advice followed-"Don't give up", "Life is precious", and "Think things through". But as the

did you save me?" she asked, her

simple question. Felicia had risked her own life saving Carmen's.