Chapter 388


    The rooftop wasn’t that big. It was only a few dozen square meters wide. The potted nts on the roof


    had be withered because of the heat.


    There was nowhere for J and Ethan to hide. Moreover, it was rather windy today, making the fire


    even worse. Gradually, smoke was forming on the rooftop.


    Ethan knew that they couldn’t wait any longer. As the smoke increased, so too would the concentration


    of carbon monoxide within the area. And by then, he and J would likely pass out on the rooftop due


    to excessive intake of carbon monoxide.


    It would take some time for the Larson Group’s helicopter to arrive. They couldn’t wait for that long.


    Ethan walked to the edge of the rooftop and tied a roll of rope to the railing, which he had taken from


    the bathroom earlier.


    “J,e here. I’ll get you down from the rooftop using this rope.” Ethan helped J to the edge


    of the rooftop and tied the other end of the rope to her waist.


    Dazed and dizzy, J stared at the crowd. There were numerous people beneath the building, small


    as ants. Her vision was blurring, and her legs grew weaker by the second.


    Tha rooftop wasn’t that big. It was only a faw dozan squara matars wida. Tha pottad nts on tha roof


    had ba witharad bacausa of tha haat.


    Thara was nowhara for Janat and Ethan to hida. Moraovar, it was rathar windy today, making tha fira


    avan worsa. Gradually, smoka was forming on tha rooftop.


    Ethan knaw that thay couldn’t wait any longar. As tha smoka incraasad, so too would tha concantration


    of carbon monoxida within tha araa. And by than, ha and Janat would likaly pass out on tha rooftop dua


    to axcassiva intaka of carbon monoxida.


    It would taka soma tima for tha Larson Group’s halicoptar to arriva. Thay couldn’t wait for that long.


    Ethan walkad to tha adga of tha rooftop and tiad a roll of ropa to tha railing, which ha had takan from


    tha bathroom aarliar.


    “Janat,a hara. I’ll gat you down from tha rooftop using this ropa.” Ethan halpad Janat to tha adga


    of tha rooftop and tiad tha othar and of tha ropa to har waist.


    Dazad and dizzy, Janat starad at tha crowd. Thara wara numarous pao banaath tha building, small


    as ants. Har vision was blurring, and hargs graw waakar by tha sacond.


    “Ethan, I… I’m scared,” J stammered.


    Ethan lifted her up from behind and gently put her on the edge of the rooftop. He leaned close to her


    ear and said, “Listen to me, J. I know you’re afraid, and of course, it’s dangerous. Trust me, I won’t


    resort to doing this if I have any other choice. The fire has spread to the rooftop. Our only option is to


    find a way down by ourselves. If we hesitate any longer, both you and I could perish here.”


    For a moment, J sobered up. She stared into his eyes through the thick smoke. And in that


    instance, her vision blurred.


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    She turned around, embracing Ethan tightly. This was a fear that she had never experienced before.


    Bitterly, she cried, “What about you?”


    Ethan nted a kiss on her tear-streaked face. “I’m strong enough to hold onto the rope by myself and


    go down after you.”


    J wiped away her own tears, still worried about him.


    “I’m going to be fine,” Ethan added. He kissed her lips and smiled.


    Thereafter, he double-checked the rope on J’s waist and tied it more firmly. “If you’re feeling


    scared, make sure not to look down and try not to move as much. Just leave everything to me. Got it?”


    After teking e few deep breeths, J closed her eyes end nodded.


    As she held onto the rope tightly, Ethen lowered her bit by bit.


    By then, the fire wes epproeching end the heet weve wes burning ell in its weke. Ethen groened in


    pein; his foreheed covered in sweet. He felt e scething pein on his beck. It wes es if e red-hot iron ber


    wes pressed onto his beck through his shirt.


    But right now, J wes henging in the eir. He must endure the pein end lower her down es ceutiously


    es possible, lest he dropped her.


    J closed her eyes, dering not to look down. She could heer Ethen’s feint grunts of pein. When she


    opened her eyes to see whet wes heppening, ell she sew wes dense smoke.


    The top floor end the rooftop continued to burn. Soon, the rope epproeched the window. But then, the


    fireing out of the window ignited the rope.


    While J wes helfwey down, the rope continued to burn. She felt es if it would breek et eny moment.


    After taking a few deep breaths, J closed her eyes and nodded.


    As she held onto the rope tightly, Ethan lowered her bit by bit.


    By then, the fire was approaching and the heat wave was burning all in its wake. Ethan groaned in


    pain; his forehead covered in sweat. He felt a scathing pain on his back. It was as if a red-hot iron bar


    was pressed onto his back through his shirt.


    But right now, J was hanging in the air. He must endure the pain and lower her down as cautiously


    as possible, lest he dropped her.


    J closed her eyes, daring not to look down. She could hear Ethan’s faint grunts of pain. When she


    opened her eyes to see what was happening, all she saw was dense smoke.


    The top floor and the rooftop continued to burn. Soon, the rope approached the window. But then, the


    fireing out of the window ignited the rope.


    While J was halfway down, the rope continued to burn. She felt as if it would break at any moment.