The pregnant woman accidentally slipped and almost fell, eliciting shrieks from the crowd below.
There was only a thin veil between life and death.
The woman's mother-in-law had a huge fright and wailed at the top of her lungs.
Emily's mind went blank in that instant and her blood froze.
After a moment, she found her voice. "I'll pay you back for your house as long as you come down from there."
The pregnant woman's disbelief was obvious. "Stop trying to trick me into getting down. There's no way I'll believe you!"
"I'm not trying to trick anyone. I'll really give you the money. Even if you don't care about yourself, don't you care about your baby?" Emily continued.
This seemed to hit a sore spot. The pregnant woman said agitatedly, "It's because of my baby that I'm standing here! Do
