Ezekiel remained silent on the side, but amid his grandmotherâs praise, his eyes were filled with amusement. Harmony exchanged glances with him several times and averted her gaze shyly each time.
As dinner came to an end, Harmonyâs phone rang. Seeing it was Sera, she said to Cecelia, âMaâam, please allow me to take this call.â
âSure! Go ahead. Weâre not strangers,â Cecelia replied.
âHey, Sera,â Harmony answered the phone.
âHarmony, have you finished eating? Something happened at the television station just now. An intern climbed to the rooftop emotionally distressed and even threatened to jump.â
âWhat?! Howâs the situation now?â
âTheyâre still in a standoff, and we donât know how to persuade her. The fire department has arrived as well.â
âWhat can I do?â Harmony was anxious now. No matter what, she couldnât let the situation escalate to the point of someone attempting such a dangerous stunt.
Just then, Sera seemed to be talking to someone else. âWhat? You want my artist to come and talk to her⦠No way. She canât go to the rooftop. Itâs too dangerous.â
When Harmony heard that, she stated outright, âSera, I can come and talk to her. Iâll come over right away.â
âHarmony, you donât need toâ¦â Seraâs attempt to dissuade her was cut short as Harmony ended the call.
Turning to Cecelia, Harmony apologized to the elderly woman. âIâm sorry, maâam. I have an urgent matter to attend to. Iâll treat you to a meal next time.â
Ezekiel immediately stood up. âWhatâs the matter? Iâll come with you.â
âBut-â
âIt seems urgent. Let Ezekiel take you. Iâll have the driver take me home later,â Cecelia suggested before adding to her grandson, âTake good care of Miss Mayo.â
âAlright, Grandma.â After saying that, he urged Harmony, âLetâs go!â
As soon as they were in the corridor, Harmony briefed Ezekiel on the intern threatening to jump from the rooftop.
He could tell she was anxious. Faced with a stranger, her anxiety revealed her inherently kind nature.
âOkay. Letâs hurry over,â Ezekiel said, taking her with him. The television station was nearby, so they could hear the sounds of the fire department and the crowd below.
It seemed like things were getting out of control. Sera noticed Harmony immediately and rushed over to persuade her. âHarmony, we shouldnât go up. Itâs too high, and the rooftop is too dangerous.â
At that moment, the police arrived and addressed Harmony, âYouâre the artist, arenât you? Please go up and try to persuade the intern to come down.â
Harmony nodded without an ounce of hesitation. âAlright. Iâll go up.â
Just then, someone grabbed her hand. In the same determined tone, he uttered, âIâll come with you.â
Harmony anxiously turned to see the man behind her. âNo, you canât go up. Itâs too dangerous.â
âThatâs exactly why I must come with you,â Ezekiel insisted, leading her along with the police.
The scene was chaotic. The police and firefighters were present, and the entire television stationâs staff gathered outside to watch.
Ruby was among those in the crowd. Though she was also panicking, she actually wished the intern would jump. It would cost the internâs life, but it could save her and Natalieâs jobs.
When Ruby went to the rooftop earlier, she saw the intern standing there while shouting frantically, âIâve been wronged. I didnât change the script! It wasnât me! I didnât do anything!â
Terrified, Ruby hurriedly came down. She was afraid the intern would come after her, and she couldnât believe how a seemingly quiet pushover could carry out such a dangerous act.
At that moment, Ruby saw a figure entering the passage. She immediately lowered her head, growing even more anxious.
Whatâs going on? Why is Harmony here too? What is she here for?
Just then, Rubyâs phone rang. She quickly picked it up to find that it was a call from Catalina. âHello, Catalina.â