Chapter 272

The sound of gunfire pierced the air. However, the surrounding residents had grown accustomed to such noises and merely assumed that a film crew was shooting yet another scene in the abandoned building nearby. Little did they know that the events unfolding within said building were far more thrilling than any movie. Stephen had arrived at the location right on time ten minutes ago. Immediately after, he went up to the 26th floor. The scene before him made his eyes widen with rage. Tessa was absolutely drenched with blood. Her face was bruised and battered as James held her by the neck. Her feet were dangling off the ground while her entire body was suspended in the air. Her face had turned a violent shade of crimson as she struggled to drag oxygen into her lungs. There was no safety net beneath her feet as James held her at the edge of the abandoned building. All it would take was for James to falter, and Tessa would fall to her doom from the 26th floor. Even the ever-compose