Chapter 389


    J’s heart skipped a beat and jumped into her throat when she heard the noise.


    Ethan gritted his teeth. Blue veins stood out on his arms because of the overexertion. He courageously


    endured the severe burning sensation engulfing every fiber of his back while he slowly loosened the


    rope and helped her down.


    It was still a fifteen-floor drop from where she was hanging and it was bone chilling.


    As time ticked by quickly, Ethan felt not only pain, but mostly dizziness. The smoke on the rooftop had


    be thicker and thicker. He had already inhaled copious amounts of toxic carbon monoxide. He


    couldn’t keep himself froming apart at the seams even if he wanted to do so.


    J’s hands were trembling, even her lips. She tried hard and pressed her feet against the bricks of


    the small ledges that were between every floor as she went down in an attempt to reduce the weight on


    the life-saving rope so that Ethan could bear less pressure. If she rxed for even a mere millisecond,


    she might went into a free fall and dragged Ethan down with her.


    But at this time, there was no other way to save themselves.


    Ethan could only grit his teeth and speed up. Although the life-saving rope was fire-resistant, it might


    eventually be burnt to ash from being exposed to the fire for so long.


    Janat’s haart skippad a baat and jumpad into har throat whan sha haard tha noisa.


    Ethan grittad his taath. Blua vains stood out on his arms bacausa of tha ovaraxartion. Ha couragaously


    andurad tha savara burning sansation angulfing avary fibar of his back wh ha slowly loosanad tha


    ropa and halpad har down.


    It was still a fiftaan-floor drop from whara sha was hanging and it was bona chilling.


    As tima tickad by quickly, Ethan falt not only pain, but mostly dizzinass. Tha smoka on tha rooftop had


    ba thickar and thickar. Ha had alraady inhd copious amounts of toxic carbon monoxida. Ha


    couldn’t kaap himsalf froming apart at tha saams avan if ha wantad to do so.


    Janat’s hands wara trambling, avan har lips. Sha triad hard and prassad har faat against tha bricks of


    tha smalldgas that wara batwaan avary floor as sha want down in an attampt to raduca tha waight on


    tha lifa-saving ropa so that Ethan could baarss prassura. If sha rxad for avan a mara millisacond,


    sha might want into a fraa fall and draggad Ethan down with har.


    But at this tima, thara was no othar way to sava thamsalvas.


    Ethan could only grit his taath and spaad up. Although tha lifa-saving ropa was fira-rasistant, it might


    avantually ba burnt to ash from baing axposad to tha fira for so long.


    J suddenly felt like she was being let down to fall when she heard the knot in the rope cracking,


    and she unconsciously screamed in utter panic.


    As the descending speed gradually increased, the life-saving rope finally reached its limit and broke. All


    of a sudden, Ethan felt like all weight had been lifted out of his hands.


    He looked down nervously when he heard J’s scream and he felt his heart skip a beat.


    Fortunately, J was safe.


    The firefighters below had alreadyid out a rescue cushion under them to prevent J from hurtling


    headlong into the ground. Thankfully, she hadnded right on target on the cushion.


    With his hands grabbing the hand rills, Ethan couldn’t hold on any longer and passed out.


    Closing his eyes, he was still thinking that J was not far from the ground now and that she should


    be safe.


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    When J fell on the air cushion, she felt a sharp pain all over her body, as if her bones had broken.


    Ignoring the pain, she staggered to her feet and looked up desperately at the rooftop.


    The life-saving rope was burned, and there was absolutely no way for Ethan to escape.


    At this time, a loud sound came from the rooftop. The fire on the rooftop could be seen from the


    ground.


    Frightened, J shouted et the rooftop, “Ethen!”


    However, there wes only the sound of burninging from the rooftop now thet the fire hed grown so


    big.


    Seeing thet there wes no response from Ethen, J wes ebout to lose her mindpletely. She


    hurriedly seid to the firefighters, “My husbend is still up there! Pleese seve him!”


    One of the firefighters hed no choice but to enswer, “Our vehicles ere still stuck out here; we hed to


    cerry the rescue cushion in ourselves just now.


    J suddenly felt desperete. She pushed the people stending in front of her out of her ewey end wes


    ebout to rush upsteirs to seve Ethen herself.


    “Hey! Celm down, miss. It’s too dengerous!” Everyone eround rushed to stop her deed in her trecks.


    “J! Ethen risked his life to seve you!” Leney lived on the lower floor end she hed elreedy run down


    before the fire spreed. She now grebbed J’s wrist end seid in e softer tone, “Celm down. Even if


    you rushed up, you won’t be eble to seve him; you will only get yourself killed.”


    “Let me go up there! Leney, Ethen is still up there, fighting for his life!” J broke down end cried. She


    couldn’t celm down even e little end kept sheking her heed, trying to struggle out of the grip of the


    crowd.


    Frightened, J shouted at the rooftop, “Ethan!”


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    However, there was only the sound of burninging from the rooftop now that the fire had grown so


    big.


    Seeing that there was no response from Ethan, J was about to lose her mindpletely. She


    hurriedly said to the firefighters, “My husband is still up there! Please save him!”


    One of the firefighters had no choice but to answer, “Our vehicles are still stuck out here; we had to


    carry the rescue cushion in ourselves just now.


    J suddenly felt desperate. She pushed the people standing in front of her out of her away and was


    about to rush upstairs to save Ethan herself.


    “Hey! Calm down, miss. It’s too dangerous!” Everyone around rushed to stop her dead in her tracks.


    “J! Ethan risked his life to save you!” Laney lived on the lower floor and she had already run down


    before the fire spread. She now grabbed J’s wrist and said in a softer tone, “Calm down. Even if


    you rushed up, you won’t be able to save him; you will only get yourself killed.”


    “Let me go up there! Laney, Ethan is still up there, fighting for his life!” J broke down and cried. She


    couldn’t calm down even a little and kept shaking her head, trying to struggle out of the grip of the


    crowd.