Brettley raised his head and noticed that the specific car without its door was still tilted in mid-air. Brettley’s brows screwed tightly together. At such a sharp angle, the people inside might not be able to hold on for long. At the thought that Nellie was still in that car, the man’s heart sank to the pit of his stomach. Although it had not been long since they met each other, he knew what a delicate little girl Nellie was. How could she withstand such torture?
Worry and anxiety flooded the man’s eyes.
“Lucas.”
He took off his jacket and threw it on the ground.
“I’ll go up first. Go to the control room to see what’s going on.”
Cynthal’s eyes widened in shock.
“Brettley, you… Are you going up?”
She waited for so long, only to have both of them still hanging on and Brettley heading up? That must not happen! Cynthal rushed quickly and grabbed Brettley’s arm.
“Brettley, it’s too dangerous. Technical issues should be left to the professionals. Let’s not take risks.”
Brettley turned his head and swept his gaze across Cynthal’s face indifferently.
“I lost Bethan once.”
He was in South City when Bethan was trapped in the accident. He had missed his last opportunity. God had given him another chance by giving him Nellie, so how could he stand and do nothing? With this thought, he shook off Cynthal’s grip and strode toward the direction of the Ferris wheel.
“Brettley!”
Cynthal stood and watched the man’s retreating back, stomping her foot in anger. The tall man got under the Ferris wheel, and after explaining his intention to the staff, he put on his safety harness and started to climb toward the topmost car. Standing in the distance, Cynthal stared at his back and bit her lower lip firmly.
“Ms. Peterson.”
The bodyguard on the side finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
“Should we… give up?”
The woman turned her head and stared at him coldly.
“Do you think we can give up now?”
Her plan was fool-proof. She just did not expect that Bethan and Nellie would be able to hang on for so long! The door of the Ferris wheel car was gone, and the car was tilted. Any normal person standing at such an angle would be exhausted in less than ten minutes! How could they hold on for so long?
“We can’t let them down…”
Cynthal squeezed her hands into fists tightly on her side.
“We can’t let them down!”
She had already pushed all the blame onto Bethan in front of Brettley, and she would not allow them to come down like this! Even if Brettley climbed up to rescue them himself, she could not let them down just because she was worried about Brettley!
“Tell them,”
the woman inhaled deeply.
“Only repair it when they fall.”
They might just lose their grip at the next second! … In the master control room, Neil sat in front of the computer and studied the code symbols running on the computer.
“Nigel, have you cracked it yet?”
he asked, worried. Although he could also break through several simple firewalls, he still depended on Nigel when he encountered anything highly technical.
“Soon.”
Nigel’s voice on the other end of the phone was calm and composed.
“The system has been deciphered, but I haven’t dealt with the control of amusement park facilities before. I’m looking for a method.”
Far away in the hospital ward on the other side of the ocean, the little boy sitting on the hospital bed read through the guide book urgently, glancing at Bethan and Nellie from the corner of his eye. Vaguely, he saw someone braving the danger as he climbed on the metal frame of the Ferris wheel. He looked tall and neat, wearing black trousers and a white shirt. He did not look like a professional, but his movements were quick and nimble. In a moment, he was close to the car where Nellie and Bethan were trapped.
“Neil.”
The little boy frowned.
“Who’s that man?”
Neil glanced at the screen in the surveillance camera and snorted coldly,
“He’s our scumbag father.”
Nigel’s thin lips were slightly pursed. This person…was his father? Afraid that Nigel would be distracted, Neil promptly reminded him,
“Nigel, ignore him and hurry up, okay?”
“Alright.”
Nigel regained his focus, typed in a command, took control of the Ferris Wheel, and slowly adjusted the
tilt angle of the car until it was level. In the car, Bethan, whose nerves had been strung tight, let out a long sigh of relief.
“Nellie, look! We won’t fall.”
She embraced Nellie’s small body excitedly. The little girl in her arms did not react at all. A bad premonition surged in her chest…
Bethan quickly flipped Nellie over and raised her chin.
Her daughter’s face was so pale that not a trace of life was left in her cheeks. Her eyes were closed tightly as if asleep. Following Bethan’s movements, the little girl’s hand dropped beside her weakly…
“Nellie? Nellie!”
Inexplicable fear shrouded Bethan’s mind as she held the little girl like a crazed woman.
“Nellie, wake up! We’re about to be saved! Nellie—
“
“What happened to Nellie? ”
A large hand grabbed onto the outer wall of the car just when Bethan was about to collapse. A sweaty Brettley grabbed the handrail and swung himself into the car. He was so tired that his forehead was drenched with sweat, but he pulled Nellie into his arms immediately, his low voice full of worry as he questioned,
“What’s wrong with her?”
Bethan raised her head and looked at him; sadness and anger surged in her chest.
“You ask me what’s wrong with her?”
A bloodthirsty smile spread across her face.
“If you hadn’t insisted that Nellie bond with Cynthal, would Nellie be like this? The woman squinted and pulled Nellie away from his arms.
“If Nellie dies today, don’t you even think of surviving!
“ Falling from such a high altitude, they would be picking up pieces of his body scattered all over the amusement park! With that, she stared daggers at Brettley’s eyes and paced toward him, step by step.
Just after climbing a height of nearly loo meters, Brettley wearily grasped the railing with one hand and frowned fiercely.
“What are you doing?”
“I want you to be buried with Nellie, to die with her!
“ Bethan’s expression was full of hatred. Six years ago, he and Cynthal conspired to kill her and the children in her belly. Six years later, he
indulged in Cynthal’s evil efforts to kill Nellie again! The Ferris wheel broke down when she and Nellie were at the top, and it was no accident—it was all Cynthal’s plan! What’s the use of him climbing up to them?
“What nonsense are you talking about?! ”
Brettley realized that she was emotionally unstable, and he lowered his voice.
“How could Nellie die?”
“Why not?”
every word seemed to be squeezed out of her teeth.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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