The Apple of My Eye
Chapter 1503 On A Razor's Edge

Sheryl reached the doorway to the roof. Phoebe dashed towards her and whispered, "Ms. Xia, Lancy insisted on meeting you. Please be careful!"

"I got this," Sheryl said and glanced towards Lancy who was standing at the edge of the roof.

There were several police officers around Lancy, but they kept a safe distance from her. Every time someone drew closer, she would scream and threaten to jump. So, nobody dared to approach her.

"Miss Lan, please stay calm. Don't be irrational. Nothing is more important than your own life. You are in grave danger now. If you have any problems, please talk to us. Get off the edge. Stay with us!" one of the policewomen said to Lancy, trying to persuade her out of suicide.

As a police officer, she had encountered similar situations many times. But Lancy was the craziest one she had ever come across.

Before the police had reached the location, they had a general idea about Lancy's case. As far as they knew, the injury on her face wasn't severe at all. They didn't understand why she would choose to give up her own life for such a trivial issue.

Lancy was untouched by their pleas. She stared at the people around her with crazy eyes and a contorted face.

"Bring Sheryl here. I must meet her now. Go and get her!" Lancy muttered slowly at first, and then started yelling at the police.

The officers looked at each other in speechless despair. Left with no other choice, they decided to comply with her wish.

If they did anything to piss her off, she might end up jumping off the roof.

"Ms. Xia, what should we do? She keeps asking for you," Phoebe said in a worried tone.

Sheryl was well aware of the situation at that moment. She was confused as to why Lancy insisted on meeting her at the cost of her life.

Was she some kind of sworn enemy to Lancy without even realizing it? Or did Lancy have a bigger plan that required her presence?

Anyhow, she decided not to be a coward and hide behind other people. Even if Lancy meant to put her in trouble, she couldn't replace it in herself to see a life perish in front of her. Sheryl tugged at Phoebe's arm.

"Could you hold on to my phone? I'll try to soothe Lancy. If anyone calls, please answer the phone for me," Sheryl said calmly. She quickly gave the phone to Phoebe.

She figured that Charles might call her. If she answered the phone while talking to Lancy, it would only stimulate her even more. If she ignored it, Charles would worry unnecessarily.

Phoebe looked at her with concern and asked, "Ms. Xia, do you really have to do this? There are so many police officers here. Why don't we just leave it to them? Let the police try to save her." "No. She asked to meet me, right? She won't give up until I show up," Sheryl said. Then she took a deep breath and proceeded towards Lancy.

At that same time, Charles, who was driving fast to the hospital, received a message.

He took a brief look at it, and then his creased eyebrows relaxed a bit. It was an important message.

And it was just in time!

On the roof deck, a few seconds after Sheryl walked towards Lancy, her cell phone rang in Phoebe's hand.

She looked at the screen, and saw that it was from Charles.

Phoebe hesitated for a few seconds, but finally decided to answer it.

"Hello, Mr. Lu," she greeted.

"Where is Sheryl?" Charles asked anxiously.

Phoebe replied, "Ms. Xia has gone to negotiate with Lancy. She thought that she might receive calls, so she asked me to hold on to the phone."

"Where is she now?" Charles' voice grew more worried. 'How could she confront that mad woman alone?'

"Ms. Xia is almost near- Oh my God!" Phoebe screamed as her eyes opened wide.

"What happened?" Charles asked nervously. Phoebe's shrill was enough to make his heart skip a beat.

The scene that had unfolded on the roof left Phoebe trembling.

As soon as Sheryl got close to her, Lancy grabbed her arm and pulled her to the edge where she was standing.

"M...Mr. Lu! Ms....Ms. Xia got dragged to the edge of the roof!" Phoebe said in a trembling voice.

"What?!" Charles yelled into the phone.

He couldn't believe this was happening in his absence. Had he been there, he would have given that crazy woman a punch to her guts.

'Damn it! How dare she hurt Sheryl!'

Charles became restless. He wanted to reach his wife as soon as possible.

He looked around, but to his despair, he was stuck in traffic and the light was still red. But he didn't care. Stepping on the gas, he sped forward at full speed through the spaces between the cars. Sheryl staggered due to Lancy's sudden pull, but she finally managed to replace her footing.

"What do you want?" Sheryl asked. Lancy had a tight grasp on her sleeve. Sheryl tried her best to regain her composure.

She didn't dare look down, and they were a dozen storey high. If anything unfortunate happened, she wouldn't be able to see her children again.

Sheryl told herself that she must stay calm. She had to replace Lancy's weakness and prevent her from doing something crazy.

Lancy stared at Sheryl for a while. All of a sudden, she burst into wild laughter and shouted, "You know what, Ms. Xia, your life is pretty expensive."

Her abrupt statement confused Sheryl.

"What do you mean?" she asked with a frown.

She was already aware of Lancy's character. If she behaved kindly to Lancy, she would think her to be weak and get even more aggressive. So, she decided to take a hard stance which might possibly hurt her arrogance. She could annoy Lancy and pull more information out of her.

"I'm saying, you are a lucky woman. You don't have to die alone," Lancy taunted. Then she started to laugh again, but Sheryl could feel a hint of sadness in her maddened eyes.

She felt that Lancy was in some kind of desperate situation at that moment, like she had no choice. She wondered if Lancy was unwilling to jump, deep in her heart. Was she being threatened by someone?

As Sheryl was thinking, Lancy pulled her sleeve again. She almost tumbled this time, and was very close to falling off the edge.

"My God, Ms. Xia!" Phoebe screamed from the doorway.

Sheryl's face went pale, and her feet shook in fear. After sometime, she managed to stabilize herself, daring not to move even slightly.

Around them, the police were terribly nervous too. However, they realized that Lancy wasn't letting go of Sheryl no matter what happened.

"Lancy, we don't know each other, and we don't have anything against each other. I understand if you want to end your own life, but why do you want to kill me too?" Sheryl asked coldly.

"Why? Ha! You are right! I don't need to kill you, I don't need to kill myself either! But you know what? We all have just this one life. But if I want to save another life, I have to kill you first," Lancy snapped viciously as she glared at Sheryl with venomous eyes.