The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 478

That was why Jocelyn screamed at the top of her lungs.

"Don't move!"

She didn't know if she was screaming at the kidnapper to stay calm or at Todd to back off.

But it was too late.

With a devastatingly brutal kick, Todd launched the kidnapper backward.

Straight into the empty abyss.

Jocelyn could only watch in sheer horror as the man plummeted into the suffocating darkness.

His final, echoing scream ripped through the night air.

"Keep your word!"

She knew that final desperate cry was meant solely for her.

This was the very first time Jocelyn had watched a living, breathing human being die right in front of her.

Stumbling backward in shock, she lost her footing.

"Jo!"

"Jo!"

Two voices roared simultaneously.

One was Adrian.

The other was Julian.

Julian... was here too?

Her foot found nothing but air, and her body tipped wildly backward toward the void.

Her heart stopped.

Was she truly meant to die tonight?

Suddenly, an overpowering force slammed into her waist.

Before her brain could process the movement, she was violently hurled forward into the safety of the concrete floor.

"Sir!"

"Julian!"

Two more voices overlapped in terror.

Jocelyn recognized them instantly.

One was Ethan.

The other was Sarah.

Scrambling to her knees, Jocelyn whipped her head around, her legs completely giving out.

She had never felt such raw, earth-shattering panic.

To shove Jocelyn out of danger, Julian had completely lost his balance and tipped over the edge.

By an absolute miracle, Ethan had managed to seize his arm.

Jocelyn threw herself toward the ledge on pure instinct.

Adrian yanked her back.

"He's not going to die. Relax."

Only then did she realize that the person holding her was Adrian.

The police moved away to secure the scene.

Adrian spoke to Jocelyn with a gentleness she had never heard from him before.

"I'll take you to the hospital to get those cleaned up."

His mind was entirely consumed by the revelation of her pregnancy.

He needed answers right now.

He reached out and wrapped his hand firmly around her wrist to lead her away.

But her other hand was gently caught by Julian.

His palm was as warm as ever, radiating that familiar, overpowering sense of security.

But Jocelyn didn't dare hold on.

The split second she saw him fall, her entire universe nearly collapsed.

In that horrifying moment, she would have rather fallen herself.

If Julian died because of her.

She would be a sinner beyond redemption.

"Mr. Lowell, Jocelyn works for my company. I will naturally take responsibility for her. Don't trouble yourself," Julian stated.

Adrian tightened his grip on her arm.

"Even though Jo and I are no longer married, we are still friends. Furthermore, I was the one who arrived to save her first. Please let go, Mr. Vance."

Julian didn't let go.

Beneath his eerily calm expression lay the terrifying silence before a storm.