Chapter 7 - The Rooftop Ultimatum
Eleanor's chilling laughter echoed sharply through the tiny speakers of the abandoned smartphone.
She taunted Alexander, complimenting him on actually making it past her highly paid security forces in the basement.
Sarah cried out desperately through the video feed, begging Alexander to take the girls and run far away from this psycho.
Eleanor aggressively struck Sarah across the face with the barrel of the gun, demanding absolute silence from her prisoner.
She looked directly into the camera and told Alexander he had exactly five minutes to reach the helipad on the roof.
If he was even one second late, she promised to push the mother of his children off the edge of the eightieth floor.
Alexander dropped the phone and sprinted toward the emergency stairwell, his powerful legs burning as he skipped multiple steps at a time.
Marcus followed closely behind, actively covering their rear as they frantically climbed higher into the massive glass tower.
They encountered three heavily armed mercenaries on the fiftieth floor, but Marcus expertly neutralized them before they could even raise their rifles.
Alexander's lungs burned furiously, but the terrifying image of Sarah bleeding on the roof pushed him beyond normal human endurance.
He violently kicked open the heavy metal door leading to the roof, stepping out into the howling, freezing wind.
A massive luxury helicopter was already idling on the helipad, its spinning blades creating a deafening, chaotic roar.
Eleanor stood near the dangerous edge of the building, her white wedding dress whipping wildly in the aggressive wind.
She held Sarah firmly by her hair, pressing the silver pistol directly against the sobbing woman's temple.
Alexander threw his own weapon onto the wet concrete, raising his hands to show he was completely willing to surrender.
He begged Eleanor to take his life and his massive fortune, pleading with her to let the innocent woman go free.
Eleanor smiled triumphantly, pulling a crumpled legal document from her dress and ordering him to sign away his entire empire.
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Alexander eagerly took the pen, but his heart completely stopped when the side door of the helicopter slid open.
Two massive guards stepped out onto the helipad, violently dragging little Lily and baby Mia out into the freezing storm.
