Chapter 586
Urged on by Natalie, Marico ran up a few steps before turning back to see her struggling to pull herself up the stairs. Only then did he realize her leg was injured.
“How old is your daughter p>
“She just turned six p>
Marico nodded and quickened his pace toward the roof.
Once on the rooftop, Marico searched around but couldn’t find anyone. Just as he was beginning to think the woman had tricked him, he heard a faint crying from nearby.
It was intermittent and weak, like the mewling of a kitten.
He followed the sound and found himself at the railing. Looking down, he saw a little girl clinging to the bars with one hand and clutching a tabby cat with the other. Her feet were balanced precariously on a large sign below. They were on the roof of a thirty-story building.
Even a man like Marico frowned at the sight.
“Mister… I’m so scared Kristin cried out for help when she saw him.
Marico hated it when women cried, and this small, cute version was no exception. Nevertheless, he climbed onto the railing and bent down, trying to grab the little girl’s wrist.
“Mister… I can’t hold on p>
“Then drop the cat and grab the railing with both hands p>
“No, it will die p>
“You’ll die too if you keep talking nonsense p>
“Please save Rose first, mister p>
Marico took a deep breath. “Your parents must be idiots to have raised a little idiot like you p>
“Mister… hic… are you calling me names p>
“I’m complimenting you, you fool p>
Though he was cursing, Marico leaned his body further out over the edge, stretching his arm as far as he could to reach Kristin.
Hamilton took the elevator to the top floor, but there was still a short flight of stairs to the roof. As he entered the stairwell, he saw Natalie crawling literally crawling-up the stairs. She was using her hands for support, dragging one leg behind the other, step by agonizing step.
He looked closer at her injured leg. It was bent at a sickening, unnatural angle, clearly dislocated at the joint.
It must be excruciating, he thought instinctively, but then he let out a cold sneer.
“Natalie, do you think a performance like this will make me pity you p>
Natalie heard Hamilton’s taunt from behind but had no energy to spare for him. She just clenched her jaw and kept crawling, finally, finally reaching the top. When she pushed the door open and crawled outside She saw Marico on the falling, stretching precariously outwards. She immediately understood that Kristin must be on the other side.
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Forgetting her own injuries in a surge of panic, she scrambled to her feet to run, but she only managed one step before collapsing heavily, the ground The
her chin striking
taste of blood filled her mouth.
“Kristin! Kristin p>
She screamed her daughter’s name.
Hamilton came up behind her and was stunned by the scene.
He rushed forward, and just as he was about to help, Marico finally grabbed Kristin’s arm and hauled her back over the railing.
Kristin stumbled for a moment, then saw her mother a short distance away and ran to her.
“Mommy, what happened to you p>
The moment Natalie saw Marico pull Kristin to safety, it was as if her soul had left her body. She froze, her mind went blank, her heart stopped beating, and she even forgot to breathe.
It wasn’t until Kristin ran to her, her small hands cupping her face, that she felt her daughter’s heartbeat and finally let out a shuddering breath.
“Marico?” Hamilton’s eyes flickered when he saw who had saved Kristin. “You know Natalie? When did you two meet? How come I never knew p>