Chapter 257: Crisis on the Rooftop
A cold glint flashed in Lucas’s eyes!
Back in college, Declan had completely disregarded Charlotte’s sincerity and devotion. Later on, he managed to marry Estelle Brooke, the daughter of a prestigious family in LA, just because of his good looks. When Lucas had lunch with Charlotte before, they happened to run into Estelle and Declan, and they had even deliberately mocked Charlotte.
Afterward, Declan had even gone to the Stardust Corporation to kick up a ruckus at the entrance, during which he kept pestering Charlotte. As a result, Lucas gave him a hard slap on his face without mercy. He even called Aston to come over and take Declan away to teach him a lesson.
He reckoned that the Brookes must have punished Declan later on.
But the Brookes no longer had a place in LA, and the members of the family had already fled. Mercenary people like Declan, who would suck up to the wealthy and powerful and undermine the weak, naturally wouldn’t leave with the Brookes, who had lost power. He had probably abandoned Estelle long ago to suck up to someone else who was more powerful.
It was no secret that Charlotte had now become the deputy general manager of the Stardust Corporation and was in charge of handling the duties of the general manager.
He reckoned that Declan must have scurried over to pester her to try and get back together with her after hearing about it.
But Lucas also felt that there was something amiss.
If Declan merely wanted to continue pestering Charlotte, he should have countless methods to do so since he was an experienced freeloader. Why would he resort to such an extreme method of holding Charlotte hostage, forcing her to the rooftop, and threatening to kill her if she didn’t compromise?
It didn’t seem like something that Declan would do!
But now was not the time for him to stand here and figure out what was going on. Regardless of whether someone had instigated Declan or not, Charlotte was in an extremely dangerous situation now. She had a chance of falling off the roof or getting slit by the sharp dagger in his hand!
Even though the firefighters had laid inflatable cus.h.i.+ons on the ground below, she would have a slim chance of survival after falling from a great height of more than 30 floors!
Lucas was so anxious that he pushed the crowd apart and dashed toward the entrance of the Stardust Corporation with no regard for the fact that the police had already cordoned off the area.
“Hey! There’s an emergency situation here. You’re not allowed to enter…” When a police officer saw Lucas rus.h.i.+ng in, he hurriedly stopped Lucas. But before he could finish speaking, Lucas had already vanished.
“Uh… Someone barged in just now… right?” the police officer asked the colleague beside him with uncertainty.
“That seems to be the case… but I didn’t see him clearly…” said another police officer, who was just as dumbfounded and even doubted if his eyes were playing tricks on him.
At this moment, there was great tension on the rooftop of the Stardust Corporation.
Declan was holding a sharp dagger in his hand while gripping tightly onto Charlotte with the other. He looked psychotic and maniacal.
“Get lost! Stay farther away from me. If you come over again, I won’t be kind to her!” Declan waved the dagger in his hand and yelled at the few special ops police on the rooftop.
The police officers were afraid and worried that Declan would really do something in a moment of anger. So they had no choice but to retreat to the edge of the roof.
“Declan Adams, calm down. Don’t do anything irreparable! Let’s talk things over calmly. You’re standing at such a dangerous spot. If you accidentally slip, wouldn’t you have lived your life with regrets?” said a negotiator among the special ops police, trying to dissuade him.
But Declan refused to budge and simply sneered. “Hmph, don’t try that trick with me! I’ve decided to go all out today, and I’m prepared to die! Anyway, I’ll drag her down with me even if I die, so that won’t be a loss for me!”
At this moment, Charlotte’s heart was full of countless words that she wanted to curse out loud!
She had been sitting in her office and doing some work when the madman Declan suddenly barged in and placed a dagger on her neck without saying a word. He held her down and forced her to the roof, where he tried to make her jump down with him in the name of love.
In the name of love?
To h.e.l.l with that!
I no longer had anything to do with this lunatic since a long time ago!
But she was being held hostage at the edge of the rooftop of the tall building, and the mere sight of the view below when she looked down was enough to put her on the verge of pa.s.sing out. Furthermore, Declan was holding a dagger and threatening her.
“Declan Adams, what exactly are you trying to do? Let’s sit down to talk things over slowly, alright?” Charlotte tried her best to control her body and avoid looking down while desperately trying to calm Declan down. She wanted to persuade him to leave this dangerous place.
“Shut up!” Declan hollered furiously and waved the dagger in his hand, almost stabbing Charlotte. His action led to a series of terse shrieks of horror from the onlookers on the ground.
“When I came here to look for you to ask you to be my girlfriend last time, you turned me down without mercy and let that d.a.m.n brother-in-law of yours get the Brookes to take me home. The Brookes beat me up and even seized all my property I managed to get from that woman Estelle Brooke! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have become penniless again!
“The Brookes have now fled, and I’m the only one left because they abandoned me like garbage! All the efforts that I put in for so many years have been in vain! Who do you think I should blame? If not for you, how could I have been reduced to this plight?!
“So, shouldn’t I be holding you responsible?!”
Declan’s eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was menacing and terrifying.
Charlotte forced herself to suppress the horror and repulsion within her as she tried her best to sound as gentle as possible. “Okay, I can take responsibility for that, I’ll give you whatever you want as long as it’s within my means to do so. If you don’t have any money to spend now, I can transfer some to you. If you need a job, I can also recommend you to work directly in the Stardust Corporation. It’s up to you…”
“Hahahahaha!” Declan suddenly laughed hysterically before Charlotte could finish speaking.
As he laughed, his face suddenly turned dark again, and he glared daggers at Charlotte with a vicious gaze. “Hmph, b.i.t.c.h, are you taking pity on me and trying to give me a handout? Hah, why bother acting all n.o.ble and mighty in front of me? Don’t forget how you tried to please me desperately and beg me to notice you!
“Let me tell you. Even if you’re capable now, you are still just a b.i.t.c.h! Even if I pull you along with me and jump off this building, what can you do to me?”
As he spoke, Declan took a step closer to Charlotte and squeezed her hand tightly, as if he wanted to pull her along to jump down the building with him.
A strong sense of fear and humiliation surged in Charlotte’s heart. No matter how many years ago it was, anyone whose sincerity and devotion were disregarded, undermined, and trampled on by someone would definitely feel furious and upset.
Furthermore, Charlotte also discovered that there was no way she could communicate with Declan now because he was just like a lunatic!
Even if Charlotte was highly competent in work, she was only a young woman in her twenties. Being forced into this desperate situation by a lunatic like Declan made her feel helpless and hopeless.
“Declan Adams, stop!”
At this moment, an extremely familiar voice sounded near them. It was a tall and muscular man walking out of the small door on the rooftop. It was Lucas!