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All Chapters of Abandoned at the Edge, I Leapt into a New Life: Chapter 1 - Chapter 7

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Chapter 1

"Lucas, the winds are at Force 10, and Suzy is still trapped on the bungee platform!"How could you lock the door at a time like this?"Deputy Team Leader Tom Cook noticed something was wrong and quickly grabbed Lucas.Lucas Hunt shook him off and calmly straightened Vivian Watson’s disheveled hair."Tom, don’t you understand protocol? I’m in charge here. When I order an evacuation, everyone has to leave!"He gave a cold laugh, his face full of disdain."Suzy is certified in high-angle rope rescue and is a trained safety officer. She can climb down by herself with her eyes closed."I locked the door to keep the typhoon from blowing in and damaging the equipment. She knows how to unlock it herself."Vivian nestled into Lucas’ arms and let her eyes well up with tears."Lucas, why don’t you go rescue Suzy? I’ll be fine here on my own."Lucas touched Vivian’s hair sympathetically, and his voice instantly softened."Vivi, if you stay here any longer, you’ll have an asthma attack."Forget th

Chapter 2

In the past, whenever Lucas got angry, I would apologize immediately, whether I was at fault or not.This time, however, the only response he received was silence.Lucas froze for a moment, then laughed."Suzy, have you gotten addicted to pretending to be dead? Fine. I’ll give you what you want! Nobody is allowed to open the door for her until the typhoon passes!"Then he ended the radio call without another word.No matter how much Tom tried to reason with him, Lucas stopped caring whether I lived or died.Two hours later, Eli Caldwell from the equipment team stumbled inside."Captain Hunt! Something’s happened! The gravity sensor on Bungee Platform Two just sent back its final reading!""The safety line... It snapped! The load reading dropped to zero instantly. That’s the typical signal for a person falling!"Tom’s eyes immediately reddened."Lucas! Look at this! The line snapped! Suzy fell, and you killed her!"Lucas carefully helped Vivian drink some water before looking up and let

Chapter 3

"Shut up!" Lucas cut him off sharply."Suzy is as strong as an ox. Nothing could have happened to her! Vivi’s health is far more delicate than hers!"Arrange the vehicle immediately! If Vivi’s condition gets worse because of you, you’ll answer to me!"The ambulance sped away from the camp with its siren blaring.I followed along, filled with scorn.The moment the ambulance entered town, Lucas’ phone rang."Am I speaking to Mr. Lucas Hunt? This is the city police department."We received a report from a local resident. A woman’s body was found at the bottom of Ravenfall Gorge."The deceased was wearing the uniform of an employee at your bungee-jumping facility."Please come to the city forensic center immediately to assist with identifying the body."The air instantly froze.Vivian let out a terrified scream.Lucas quickly pulled her into his arms and began comforting her.After a moment, he let out a mocking laugh."Officer, Suzy Shaw fooled you. She’s a trained professional with advan

Chapter 4

Inside the morgue, forensic examiner Ethan Quinn’s expression darkened the moment he saw Lucas grinning."The victim suffered catastrophic injuries. Her face is no longer recognizable."However, we found an employee ID in her pocket, and her identity has been confirmed as Suzy Shaw. Please prepare yourselves. The scene may be disturbing."Instead of showing any fear, Lucas laughed loudly."You’re Dr. Quinn, right? How much did Suzy pay you to take part in this elaborate act?"Ethan froze and stared at him as if he were insane."What nonsense are you talking about? This is a forensic center!"Lucas ignored him.He walked straight to the autopsy table and pointed at the white sheet covering my body."Suzy, do you think you can fool me with a prop and some fake blood? Do you know what this is called? Fraud!"Vivian glanced at my body and put on a frightened expression."Lucas, it’s so cold in here. How could Suzy stay in a place like this...""She’d sleep in a garbage dump just to make me

Chapter 5

"Suzy Shaw, female, twenty-six years old. The DNA comparison is a perfect match."The moment Lucas read the report, his legs gave out, and he collapsed onto the floor."Impossible... She won three rock-climbing championships. She couldn’t have died from a fall..."Ethan looked at him coldly."She fell ninety-eight meters and landed face-first. She suffered seventeen comminuted fractures across her body."And you’re telling me she couldn’t have died from that?"Lucas’ lips trembled for a long moment before he dropped to his knees."Suzy..."Vivian walked over, crouched beside Lucas, and gently pulled his head into her arms."Lucas, this wasn’t your fault. Suzy cut the safety line herself. It was her own choice."Lucas jerked his head up, his eyes bloodshot."But... but I locked the door..."Vivian placed a hand over his mouth and spoke in a soft, gentle voice."You locked the door to protect the equipment. That was standard procedure."If she had stayed in the equipment room and waited

Chapter 6

Online harassment grew like a snowball rolling downhill.Within three days, people had dug up the orphanage’s address.Someone splashed red paint across the entrance and wrote, "MADHOUSE."All donations were withdrawn, and the corporate sponsorships that had already been arranged fell through.Helen received countless harassing phone calls.She didn’t answer a single one. She only placed her phone face down on the table and sat in the yard, staring blankly into space.There were still eleven children in the orphanage.The youngest was only four. She tugged at Helen’s clothes and asked, "Mom, did Suzy go somewhere very far away?"Helen picked her up without saying a word. Tears fell onto the child’s shoulder.Meanwhile, Vivian continued escalating the situation.She cried so hard during the livestream that her makeup had smeared."Suzy had been secretly in love with Lucas for a long time, but Lucas loved me."She couldn’t accept the truth, so she did something extreme."I know she was p

Chapter 7

Because the evidence was conclusive, the verdict was handed down quickly.Lucas was sentenced to nine years in prison for involuntary manslaughter.Vivian was sentenced to twenty years in prison for murder.As the judge read the verdict, Lucas kept shouting."I only locked a door! I didn’t know the safety line would snap!"Vivian sobbed desperately from the defendant’s stand."I was wrong. I know I was wrong..."No one paid them any attention.The gallery was packed with people who had come to pay their final respects to me.Helen sat in the front row, holding a photo of me from childhood.In the picture, I wore two pigtails and grinned through a chipped front tooth.Tom paid compensation on behalf of the facility.The $240,000 was deposited entirely into the orphanage’s account.The donations that had been withdrawn gradually returned as well.The corporate sponsorship was renewed, along with funding for two new dormitory buildings.Helen held the check, her hands trembling for a long

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