Chapter 1 Racing a Thousand Miles to Save Her!

• "Mike, are you even a man? Just because my mom gave you a hard time, you've been disappearing for three months. Do you know how much my sister cried for you?
• "And now, she's up on the rooftop, pushed to the edge, thinking about jumping!
• "If you don't want to lose my sister, get you a*s to Skytrade Tower immediately and talk some sense into her. If she jumps, you'll lose your wife!"
• Beep beep …
• After three months of battle, the brothers were toasting and celebrating. Missing his wife, Mike Hunter finally picked up his phone and got this call from his brother-in-law.
• Boom!
• Mike felt like he'd been hit by a ton of bricks, shocked and bewildered.
• My wife is being pushed to the brink of jumping off a building?
• "Who the hell pushed her?!"
• His anger boiled over, his eyes ready to pop out of their sockets!
• He quickly called Luna Winters' number, only to hear the message that his wife's phone was off.
• And then he noticed something. During these three months, his wife had sent him a bunch of messages.
• 'The first day you left, I felt life was peaceful, but I don't like this kind of peace.'
• 'On the tenth day you left, I couldn't sleep. Are you seriously not coming back, Mike?'
• 'On the twentieth day you left, I lost weight because I couldn't eat without your cooking. Please, just come back, okay?'
• …
• 'On the 70th day without you, I was so confused. I've been through way more in this messed-up marriage than you, so why didn't I ever think of giving up while you just walked away from me?'
• 'On the 80th day without you, someone attacked me, threatened me, and tried to force me into marrying him. I can't handle it anymore, please come back, honey!'
• 'Today is the 90th day you left. Don't bother coming back. I've been driven to madness. I'm standing on the edge of the roof, just wanting to escape to a place without pain. Consider me just a passerby in your life. I hope you find happiness.'
• "Ah!"
• After reading those messages from his wife, Mike felt his heart was torn apart, like a wild beast roaring inside him.
• 'Honey, I haven't given up on you. How could I ever do that?'
• 'I'm coming back right now. I'll make sure your life is noisy again, I'll help you sleep peacefully, I'll feed you until you're chubby, and I'll take on anything you can't handle. I'll crush anyone who dares to threaten or scare you!'
• 'Don't you dare jump? Wait for me to come back, got it? Wait for me!'
• After sending three messages, Mike's eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted hoarsely, "Cole! Prepare the fighter jets! Clear all air routes from the western border to Aetherfield, now, now, now!"
• "Yes, sir!"
• Soon, Mike boarded a supersonic fighter jet and raced towards Aetherfield.
• "Increase the speed!"
• Sitting in the co-pilot seat, Mike urged in a commanding tone.
• With his wife's life hanging by a thread, he was anxious!
• The speed of 2,000 kilometres per hour was immediately increased to 2,300 by Cole Riverson.
• "Go faster! Push it to the max!"
• "Sir, we can't go any faster. You're too important to risk … "
• "If you don't do it, I'll take the wheel!"
• Mike pulled Cole to the co-pilot seat and hopped into the pilot's seat, gunning the throttle like crazy.
• Two thousand five!
• Two thousand eight!
• Three thousand!
• Gulp!
• Cole was so scared. He felt like he might swallow his tongue.
• No one in the army dares to drive at this speed!
• "Honey, hang on! You gotta wait for me!"
• Mike's heart was yelling, wishing he could be with Luna right away.
• Three years ago, when the Sormbay invaded the Lorrenvia's borders, causing chaos, he, as Nation's Protector, led three hundred thousand troops to fight back. They pushed the Sormbay back and even invaded their territory, taking down twelve cities. But this action got him heavily criticised by foreign media, earning him the title of "Human Butcher."
• Under the pressure of public opinion and to avoid causing trouble for his superiors, he voluntarily retired from his military position and went to work at a construction site in Aetherfield, trying to moderate his violent temper. However, he ended up being tricked by a geomancy master into marrying Luna and participating in a wedding to bring joy to her seriously ill grandfather.
• A year later, Luna's grandfather died suddenly, and he faced severe criticism from all members of the Winters family.
• Fortunately, Luna felt sorry for him and didn't divorce him. He also felt sorry for her, so he silently endured living with the Winters for three years.
• Three months ago, when trouble brewed again at the border, his superiors issued a decree to reinstate him as the Nation's Protector and lead 200 thousand troops into battle.
• He didn't dare to waste a moment. Just as his mother-in-law had scolded him for a trivial matter that day, he used it as an excuse to leave home and rush to the front lines.
• Little did he know, while he was away, someone took advantage of the situation and pushed his wife to the brink of suicide.
• He was furious!
• "Let's wait until I find out who you are. I swear I'll tear you apart!"
• An hour and a half later.
• The fighter jet covered over five thousand miles and touched down at Aetherfield International Airport.
• "Where's my wife?"
• As soon as Mike stepped off the plane, he urgently asked a cool, businesslike woman who was there to greet him.
• She was Ashley Prescott, the CEO of the Aetherfield branch of InfiniteNine Group, which belonged to Mike.
• "Sir, your wife is still up on the rooftop. She's really unstable emotionally, and nobody's been able to talk her down," Ashley replied.
• Take me there, now!
• "Yes, sir!"
• Right now, at the top of Skytrade Tower.
• The wind was strong. A tall, breathtaking woman stood on the rooftop, her face tired and sad, with bruises on her skin. Tears filled her eyes, and it was heartbreaking to see.
• "Luna, my dear daughter, listen to me. Come here. Don't do anything rash!"
• Her mother, Lana Woods, cried out, her voice trembling.
• "Luna, there's no problem we can't solve. Come back. Don't scare me, okay?"
• Her father, Anton Winters, was filled with tears.
• "No!"
• Luna shook her head, her emotions unstable, her delicate body trembling.
• "Mike doesn't want me anymore. Grandma and my parents are forcing me to marry Jason. He's nothing but a heartless brute. I don't want to marry him, so he hits me, curses at me, threatens me, intimidates me, and even uses his connections to push the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
• "He's rich and powerful. Under his control, I don't even have the strength to resist.
• "I can't stand him anymore. Only death can free me and make him face the full force of the law.
• "So, I'm sorry, Mom, Dad. I'm unfilial, and I've made you sad."
• Lana and Anton cried bitterly.
• "I'm going to find that bastard Jason right now. I'll make him leave my sister alone, or I'll fight him to the death!"
• Frank Winters wiped away his tears and stormed off in anger.
• "Frank, don't go! Don't go!"
• Luna screamed, her trembling body stepping backwards.
• The police were alarmed.
• "Ms. Winters, please calm down! We'll handle this. I'll call Mr. Jason right away and make him back off!"
• The lead officer called Jason Gray's number and put it on speaker.
• "Mr. Jason, Ms. Luna is emotionally unstable right now. You need to tell her you'll leave her alone. Do it now, or she might do something drastic!"
• Jason's voice came through the phone, full of curses.
• "You pathetic loser! Whether she jumps or not, it's none of my business. She better jump, or I'll make her regret it!"
• Beep beep …
• The call was abruptly cut off.
• Luna's emotions instantly spiraled out of control.
• "I refuse to live under his shadow. I'll make him pay with my life!"
• With those words, she stepped into thin air, her body tilting backward, plummeting at breakneck speed.
• "Luna!"
• Her parents screamed in anguish.
• Just then, a hundred meters below, Mike emerged from a Rolls-Royce and saw what was happening. His eyes widened in horror!
• "Honey!"
• He yelled like a raging bull, charging towards the spot where Luna was falling from the building.