Unveiled: The Survivor's Triumph

Chapter 170 As Long As I Have You

Abby traced a big arc in the air, looking more desperate than I'd ever seen.

Limping, I made a useless grab for the bridge railing, just in time to see her fall.

"Abby!"

Sophie didn't even have time to get up before she screamed and fainted right there.

Meanwhile, cops from both sides rushed to the middle of the bridge, pinning down Arthur, who'd been knocked out by a brick.

But just as Abby hit the ground, I saw a glimmer of hope.

A familiar figure burst out from the crowd and caught her.

He hit the ground hard from the impact, and people quickly surrounded him. I couldn't see much, but I could definitely hear Abby crying.

I squatted down, shouting excitedly, "Sophie, Abby's okay. Listen, she's still crying."

Sophie slowly came to, struggling to get up, mumbling Abby's name, and stumbled towards the bottom of the bridge, clutching the railing.

I forgot all about my sprained ankle and tried to follow. But the pain was so bad I almost tumbled down the stairs. Ethan caught me just in time, tossed his cigarette, picked me up, and carried me down the bridge in big strides. Traffic under the bridge had been stopped for a while.

By now, a big crowd had gathered, and Abby's crying kept reassuring me she was still there.

At first, I just thought the person who saved Abby looked familiar. When we pushed through the crowd, I realized it was Richard lying on the ground.

Abby was bawling in his arms, kicking and flailing, but she seemed okay.

Richard, though, had a scrape on his forehead, a bloody nose, and he couldn't get up. He just lay there.

Sophie cried out, "Richard, are you okay? Where are you hurt?"

She knelt beside him, looking worried and helpless, just crying.

Richard's chest was heaving, still in shock.

The crowd was buzzing, some calling Richard a hero, others worried about his injuries, saying he should be helped up, while some insisted he shouldn't be moved until they knew how bad he was hurt. Richard slowly turned to look at Abby in his arms. Unsure if she was hurt or just scared, he watched her cry intensely. Gradually, a smile formed on his face, a subconscious reaction he might not have noticed. "Richard." A familiar voice pushed through the crowd.

Linda saw Richard lying on the ground and screamed, rushing over. "Richard, what happened to you?"

Seeing Sophie squatting nearby and the crying child in Richard's arms, Linda seemed to piece it together. Her worried look quickly turned to anger.

ambulance arrived fast. Someone mentioned that when the kid was hanging in the air

got closer, the crowd parted to make

a bunch of doctors and

picked up Abby, and when they put Richard on the stretcher,

Sophie yelled, "Richard!"

shoved aside by Linda.

loaded into the ambulance, with Linda climbing in

mother?" asked the

forward. "I am, it's

said, "What are you standing there for? Get in, she needs

who shot her a fierce look. She quickly lowered her

held me back. "You're

and the ambulance sped off with its siren

critical moment, what drove Richard

bond of

that deep down,

his right arm

was already a lucky outcome. Imagine if Richard hadn't stepped up, and Abby had hit the ground directly-the consequences would have been

never expected him to come back with such a vengeful purpose in such an extreme

this time would be severely punished by the law. But Ethan said it didn't count as kidnapping. First, there was no extortion or ransom demand; second, there was no harm to the hostage. Abby falling off the bridge wasn't his intentional act. In the end, he was only sentenced

in detention meant he was going to lockup. This might be the roughest time

back and had

it was because Leonard's problem was fixed or because Zachary was back-probably

table for dinner that night and invited us

thinking he'd pass, but to my surprise, he was all

hotels were fully booked since it was Valentine's Day and everyone was out celebrating. Bella said she called around but couldn't get a

looked way better than he had in recent days. With the big issue resolved, his mood seemed to be lifting. Though I could still

who'd help him out of a

everyone. I mentioned that

raised our

Zachary specifically toasted Leonard,

Zachary and Bella's wedding day, Leonard seemed a bit uneasy today and even stood

as an elder, he could've accepted Zachary's toast with ease. But he seemed really uncomfortable, probably feeling ashamed for having looked down on his

and smiled at him.

her shoulder, his

long as you're with me." Zachary's words were simple but

Bella's gaze soften because

sincerely hoped that the dark clouds in Bella's life would pass and she and Zachary would live happily together, free