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    During his drive, Ethan had tried calling Gracie again and again, but she had ignored every call.


    One of the officers spotted Ethan and walked over. “You are Gracie’s friend, aren’t you? She keeps asking for you. Please, try to talk to her. She is not in a good ce, and there’s a real chance she might jump.”


    A deep sigh escaped Ethan. He felt both frustrated and resigned, since Gracie was once again drawing attention with threats of suicide.


    “I will go speak to her,” Ethan said, and then followed an officer to the elevator. Before they reached the rooftop, the officer gave some advice. “She’s extremely upset. Choose your words wisely. Figure out what she wants and try to help her. And don’t say…”


    Anything that might upset her more,” the officer warned. Ethan nodded and tried toe up with a way to soothe Gracie.


    Soon enough, they arrived at the rooftop.


    From a distance, Ethan saw Gracie standing dangerously close to the edge, only a single step from falling.


    As soon as she spotted him, Gracie’s emotions seemed to take over. “Ethan, you are finally here! Now that I have seen you, I can die without any regrets.” She edged even closer to the ledge.


    A misstep caused her to sway for a moment, but she managed to steady herself, drawing worried gasps from the people watching below.


    Even Ethan felt scared for her.


    “Gracie! Please don’t do anything reckless. You don’t have to go through with this. Just tell me what it is that you want. I’ll agree to it.”


    Ethan’s heart pounded with real fear. The look in her eyes seemed genuine. She truly seemed ready to jump.


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    She stood right at the edge, the ground far below offering no second chances. One slip, and she would be dead.


    She needed a way to get answers without letting Ethan realize what she was really after.


    Tears poured down her cheeks as she cried out, “Tell me the truth about that photo. Was it Brenna who spread it? Don’t cover for her!”


    Gracie’s voice shook with anger. “You went ahead and fired Terry before investigating the matter thoroughly. Are you even trying to get to the bottom of this? Just tell me the truth, was it Brenna who spread that photo of me?”


    Ethan caught the intensity in her eyes. Still, he struggled with what to say. Terry had confessed that Brenna was behind it, and Ethan had seen all those calls between them in the phone records.


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    Brenna was always straightforward. She never used roundabout ways to handle problems, especially when she wanted results.


    For hours, Ethan had turned over the situation in his mind and decided he would talk to Brenna about the matter the next day. But before he got the chance, he had received the call about Gracie trying to jump off the building.


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