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High-Altitude Hostage: My Ex Commands the Tower Chapter 20
A year later, I was promoted to senior captain. Aside from my regular flying duties, I was also tasked with training new captains in flight safety. The first time I stepped into the training room, I saw dozens of young faces looking up at me. Their eyes were filled with admiration and curiosity.Someone asked, "Captain Griffith, what should we do if something like that ever happens to us too?"I didn't get into the technicalities. Instead, I pointed to the badges on their uniforms. "First of all, remember why you chose to become a pilot. "Passengers count on you when something goes wrong in the air. You may receive the wrong instructions. "Your equipment may malfunction. The weather may change unexpectedly. But don't ever forget the lives you're responsible for."After the training session, I received a message from Megan. She had gone to visit Lara in prison. Inside the prison, Lara had seen the news that I had received an award, and she also learned that I had started flyi
High-Altitude Hostage: My Ex Commands the Tower Chapter 19
On the day I started flying again, the weather was beautiful. The morning sunlight hit the tarmac, bathing the entire plane in gold.I arrived at the airport one hour in advance. After putting on my uniform, I tucked the paper airplane into my flight bag. I couldn't take it with me into the cockpit, but I could keep it with me until I reached the boarding gate.Jacob was still my co-pilot. After checking the instruments, he deliberately asked, "Captain Griffith, are you nervous?" "A little.""You actually told me the truth for once."I put on my headset with a smile.After passengers started boarding the plane, Bethany suddenly stepped into the cockpit. "Captain, we have some rather special passengers today.""What do you mean?"She handed me the passenger list. After looking at the names for a long time, I was momentarily at a loss for words.Over 100 passengers from Easthawk 791 had booked tickets for this flight. They had come from different cities, just to be here for m
High-Altitude Hostage: My Ex Commands the Tower Chapter 18
After the commendation ceremony, I didn't return to flying right away. Even though I had recovered from my injuries, my hands started trembling uncontrollably when I walked into the flight simulator. The familiar alarm suddenly blared as the system powered up.Memories of what happened that day flashed before my eyes. The burning engine. The churning storm clouds. And Lara's icy voice. "Request denied."I froze in my seat, my breathing growing increasingly ragged. I knew it was just a simulation, but I couldn't bring myself to reach for the controls. The instructor immediately shut down the simulation. "That's all for today."I lowered my head. "Let me try again.""You're not ready to continue.""I can do it."But when the alarm blared for the second time, I failed again. I walked out of the training room and found Jacob waiting for me at the doorway. He didn't offer any words of comfort. All he did was hand me a bottle of water. "Do you think I'm not fit to fly
High-Altitude Hostage: My Ex Commands the Tower Chapter 17
Six months later, the civil aviation authorities held a commendation ceremony to honor us. The venue was near the airport. I thought it was just an internal event. It wasn't until I got there that I recognized many familiar faces in the audience. They were all passengers on that flight. Some of them were in their wheelchairs, while others leaned on their crutches. A few even brought their entire family with them. The six-year-old boy was in the front row. The moment he saw me, he instantly held up a new paper airplane. Jacob stood next to me and chuckled. "Captain, don't go crying on us again later.""When did I ever cry?" "While you were reading those thank-you notes in the hospital." "Something got into my eye.""We were in the hospital. What could have possibly gotten into your eye?"I ignored Jacob. Once the ceremony began, footage of the plane's emergency landing popped up on the big screen again. The emcee didn't play up the danger. Instead, he explained the de
High-Altitude Hostage: My Ex Commands the Tower Chapter 16
I wasn't there on the day the verdict was handed out. It was Jacob who told me the outcome. Lara had deliberately abused her position, putting the lives of all 327 people on board in danger. Later, she fabricated facts and tried to push the blame onto me. For that, she was sentenced to 15 years in prison. All her professional licenses were revoked as well.Leo was also sentenced to prison for bribing the airport staff to delete the key evidence and threatening witnesses. The once-powerful Kingsley family, who cared so much about their reputation, had fallen apart overnight.The airline terminated its partnership with the Kingsleys. Leo's businesses also came under scrutiny amid financial difficulties. Megan didn't take over the family business. Instead, she sold off some of her own assets and donated the money to the injured passengers. I learned about all this through the news.Jacob set the verdict document in front of me. "That's 15 years. She's ruined for life."I shut th
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On the day of the trial, a crowd had gathered outside the courthouse. Most of them were passengers from that flight and their family members.At first, I didn't want to attend, but the investigators told me that even though Lara had admitted the truth, there were still certain things that I needed to clarify myself. The moment I entered the courtroom, I saw Lara sitting at the defendant's table. In just a few months, she had already lost a lot of weight. Her once perfectly styled hair was now pulled back in a messy ponytail, and all color had been drained from her face.The moment she saw me, she instinctively wanted to get up, but the person next to her pressed her back into her seat. Once the proceedings began, they played the complete recording in court again.Lara had rejected our requests for an emergency landing. She had prevented other airports from accepting our plane. She forced me to admit to cheating on her. She made me slap myself on camera. Finally, she had
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