Reborn, She's Back for Revenge novel Chapter 71

The Inell Mane’s yard was filled with trees. But this one grew the tallest, its top reaching up to the third floor balcony. The higher the trunk want, the thinner it became, swaying dangerously in the night breeze,

And up there, Marcus was hanging on jest looking at it was enough to make Edith’s heart race in fear

“Look, I can climb trees now! I am awesome,

Dodo called out proudly, hoping for praise, then, he scrambled up a bit highe

Ldth’s heart skipped a beat. “Dodo, don’t move?” she called out ansiously. If Marcus ended up falling to his death at the Lovett Manor, the Lovett family would go bankrupt within three days.

As soon as she spoke, Dodo froze in place. He risked a glance down. From free, his feet dangling in midair.

third floor, it was almost 30 feet to the ground. He was hanging from the

With the wind blowing, that feeling of being suspended becanie even more terrifying.

His stunning face lost all its color in an instant. Tim scared.”

Edith said calmly, “Dodo, don’t look down. Just keep your eyes on me.

Dodo looked at her, teardrops welling up in his eyes and ready to fall at any second.

“Why don’t you try climbing down?” Edith said gently. “Just do it the same way you climbed up, nice and slow.

Dodo nodded, blinking back tears. His foot kept searching for something to step on, but found nothing.

Terrified, he yanked his long legs back and hugged the skinny trunk for dear life, choking out, “I’m scared.” And just like that, he started bawling his eyes

Gut

Just as Edith was about to tell him to quiet down, the door to the next room suddenly swung open, and a little head popped out.

Joseph exclaimed, “Who’s up in the yard’s tree? Is it a thief?‘m gonna get Dad to catch you!” Saying that, he was ready to bolt.

Edith felt a headache coming on and hissed, “Stop right there! The force of her presence and natural authority hit Joseph like a wave, freezing him in place.

“He’s not a thief” Edith tried to explain, her voice tired. “He is my friend. He just dropped by to chat with me!

Joseph immediately relaxed. “Oh, so he’s your friend. But why is he up in the tree?”

Edith was speechless. She had no idea what possessed him to climb up there in the first place.

“Because climbing trees is fun.” Dado blinked his big eyes, and all of a sudden, tears started rolling down his cheeks. “But I don’t know how to get down. What if I fall and die? I’m scared. I need help”

Joseph cocked his head. “Then just don’t climb down, Find a good spot in the tree and jump over to the balcony” As soon as he finished talking, Edith sucked in a sharp breath.

There was a good 1.5 feet gap between the tree and the balcony. Dodo didn’t get enough momentum and missed, he’d either break something or end up much wors

used to do this all the time it’s a blast. I’ll show you how it’s done,” Joseph declared, spinning around and dashing downstairs. In less than a minute, Edith spotted a small figure appearing beneath the big tree in the backyard.

Joseph kicked off his shoes, spat into his palms for a better grip, and started climbing up the tree.

Edith quickly called out, “Joseph, pick a different treel This tree was already bearing more weight than it should. If Joseph climbed up, too, she was

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afraid the trunk might snap

But Joseph was already halfway up, taking a quick break before pushing on. In no time, he was right below Dodo with the two of them tree, it started swaying wildly.

Edith lot like her heart couldn’t take it anymore, but she didn’t dare say anything and rick startling Joseph into slipping and falling

“Big guy, can you move up a little?” Joseph called out. “It’s hard to jump to the balcony from here.”

Dedo grumbled, “Why are you calling me big guy?”

Joseph was confused. ‘He’s Edith’s friend, so calling him “big guy should be fine, right? Joseph wondered. “Or does he want me to call him “mister” Instead?”

“You look older than me,” Dodo said confidently. “You must be in elementary school, but I’m just a kindergartener. I’m younger than you.”

‘An adult in kindergarten? Joseph thought, completely dumbfounded. ‘Is it me who’s got a problem, or is it this guy?

Edith was about to lose it. Is now the time to argue about who is older?” She spoke in the gentlest voice she could manage, “Joseph, Dodo, you two climb down together. Joseph, you go first, and Dodo, you follow–help each other out.”

But Joseph didn’t listen to her at all and just gave Dodo’s foot a little push, so Dodo had no choice but to climb up a bit more. The tree swayed even more– violently

Just then, Joseph suddenly released his grip on the tree trunk, Facing the balcony, he braced himself and launched himself straight at it. it wasn’t until he landed safely on the balcony that Edith finally let out the breath she’d been holding.

“Just jump over like I did,” Joseph said, looking completely unfazed. “I always did it when I was little–trust me, it’s no big deal. Don’t be scared.”

Edith thought, “it’s a miracle this kid’s still alive. She took a closer look at the gap between the tree and the balcony–it was less than one and a half feet If it were her, she could probably make the jump easily.

Joseph was only nine, with short arms and legs, and he managed just fine. If he could do it, there was no reason Dodo couldn’t. She switched tactics and encouraged, “Dodo, let go and jump over as hard as you can.”

Dodo’s tears were streaming down, and he was bawling his eyes out, not caring how he looked.

Joseph couldn’t even watch anymore. He turned his head away, bugged on Edith’s sleeve, and whispered, “Edith, is he really your friend?” Joseph thought, “How does someone as awesome as Edith have such a stupid friend?

“Maybe he’s actually one off her suitors or something I mean, Edith is pretty, so it’s not that weird if someone tries to get her attention in such a weird

way

Edith tapped her temple and said softly, “He thinks he’s only five. Just cut him some slack, okay?”

Joseph nodded hard. “Okay, I’ll listen to you, Edith.” He had made up his mind to test this guy later and see if he was just pretending to be dumb.

“I can’t.” Dodo clung tightly to the tree trunk, tears streaming down his face. “Unless… Unless you catch me, I’m not coming down tonight.”

Edith almost wanted to tell him that he should just sleep up there then. But then she remembered–this was Marcus, the guy even the principal of Sunspire High School had to show respect to

So, she forced herself to be patient and said, “Okay, I’ll catch you. Just jump.”

Dodo squeezed his eyes shut and leapt straight over

Edith was knocked flat on her back as Dodo landed right on top of her, clinging to her waist for dear life,” was so scared, Didi i thought I was going to die! I almost never got to see you again.”

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Joseph’s eyebrow twitched in annoyance as he stood off to the side. Why does this weird guy call Edith “Didi” in that intimat how dare he touch her like that?i