It wasn’t a secret; I had told her about my fear of heights many times. However, as if she didn't hear me, she ignored me.
As I struggled desperately against the restraints, Valerie dismissed my fear with a careless remark, “So what? It’s not like you’re going to die.”
One person was no match for a group of bodyguards.
Without further ado, Valerie had me tied securely to the drop tower seat. The ride operator, seeing that all the safety checks were complete, pressed the start button.
No matter how much I fought, it was futile.
As the ride ascended to its highest point, my face turned ashen, my legs trembling uncontrollably. Those few minutes felt like an eternity.
When the ride finally ended, I stumbled off, my entire body shaking. A wave of dizziness hit me like a freight train, and I crouched down, barely able to keep upright.
Valerie looked at me with a fleeting moment of guilt, nervously touching her nose as if debating whether to check on me.
But before she could say a word, Ayden tugged at her sleeve.
“Valerie, let’s go ride the Ferris wheel together!”
This time, she hesitated briefly.
Yet the moment Ayden pouted, she immediately gave in, abandoning me where I stood.