Semua Bab She Tried to Bury Me, I Blew Her Life Up: Bab 1 - Bab 8

As I yanked hard to wrench the drill bit free, the chains scraped harshly with each pull.Viola Jenkins sensed something was wrong and immediately grabbed the radio. "Elden Howard, what the hell are you doing?"I didn't pause for a second because I was running out of oxygen."Have you lost your mind? That's an eight-billion-dollar structure!" she screamed in a high-pitched voice when I didn't answer.I scoffed at her words and snapped back, "So what?"I was nearly suffocating to death, so why should I care about her precious structure?Viola's tone shifted instantly, and her voice carried a trace of panic as she tried to negotiate. "Don't be reckless, Elden. We're talking about eight billion dollars here!"Catching the fear in her voice, I let out a cold laugh and spat back, "Now you're worried about me being reckless? "Where was that concern when you cut off my oxygen? Where was it when you bolted the manhole cover shut over my head?"Before she could respond, Ron Carey chim

Viola quickly nodded along. "Go ahead and grab your lunch, David. I've got things under control, so don't worry."David smiled. "Alright, if you say so. Tell Elden to swing by my place when he's changed; I've got something for him."Viola let out a long breath of relief and immediately nodded before David walked off without a doubt.I had no strength left to scream for help, so it seemed that I was destined to await death at the bottom of this well.Closing my eyes in despair, I listened to the frantic beating of my heart in the silent water before Ron's voice suddenly crackled in my ear. "Are you still hoping to get rescued, Elden? What makes you think I'm just going to stand by and watch you succeed?"I'm telling you—even if you die down there, no one's coming for your help. So, get on your knees and beg, and I might send you some oxygen."My eyelids grew heavy as I listened to their endless insults. In that moment, memories flashed before my eyes like an old movie strip.Th

Listening to Viola's blatant lies, I let out a cold laugh and slowly clapped. "Is that so? You can really talk nonsense and even call this a misunderstanding, can't you?"With that, I grabbed the dive logbook and pointed at my entry time. "Look at the logs, everyone! I started diving at 10:48 am. Standard safety protocol states that if there's no signal for 20 minutes, the surface crew has to pull the ropes to check on the diver."But look at the clock—what time is it now?"Someone pulled out their phone to check and blurted out, "Fuck! It's 11:30 am! You were down there for 42 minutes!"I nodded and handed the log to David. In our life-risking line of work, dive times were strictly recorded, and a second person was always assigned as a witness. But Viola and Ron had kept me trapped underwater for over half an hour.Even if Viola might not know the protocols, Ron was an on-site professional. There was no way he didn't know that he was breaking every safety law in the book.That

"Please let me go, Elden," Ron begged. "You love Viola, don't you? Take her, and do whatever you want with her!"Viola jolted awake at his shouting and cried out, "Spare my life! This was all Ron's idea, and I never wanted you dead!"At her words, I glanced at her with interest and casually said, "Are you admitting that you tried to kill me back then?"She nodded frantically with tears streaming down her face as she pleaded, "He said if you died, your family would receive ten million dollars in compensation. We could give your parents just a few million dollars and keep the rest."That was his plan. I swear I didn't know anything else!"Listening to her words, Ron exploded into curses and screamed at her. Neither of them noticed the phone I had quietly set aside.When I decided I had heard enough, I stood up, picked up the phone, and untied their restraints. They gave me a confused look, then fled the abandoned warehouse without looking back.I took the phone straight to the pol