Seeing that Jared was about to hang up on me, the police officer took over the call. "Hello, I'm Officer Zeller, a police officer stationed at Wimborne Police Precinct.

"Your wife is not lying. The situation here is extremely dire. I called the emergency hotline, but they said the other emergency response teams are busy, while everyone on your team is absent. Please bring your team here immediately. 34 lives are at stake!"

However, all we received from Jared's end were harsh words. Jared's team members even defended him.

"Kaitlyn, who the hell is this guy? I know some people from Wimborne Police Precinct, but I've never heard of him before."

"You're always watching Mr. Sadler like a hawk. Can't you give him some freedom? You can make up whatever scenario you want, but do you have to call the emergency hotline? Do you want us to be punished too?"

At their words, Officer Zeller's face turned red with anger.

I quickly whispered to him, "Hurry and contact another team. That bus won't last much longer."

Jared and his team hadn't believed me in my previous life either. Zachary's school was nearby, and my friend, Michael Lawson, worked in that area, so I called him for help back then.

Michael immediately went to see the principal. Only then did Jared and his team come to rescue the passengers.

However, both Michael and I ended up dead at the bottom of a ravine.

This time, I wouldn't drag anyone innocent down with me.

When Jared heard what I said, he angrily shouted, "That's enough, Kaitlyn Jensen! How many more people will you involve in this?

"I know the people at the fire departments and the emergency response teams near your location. If you call and bother them, I'll show you the consequences of lying!"

As Jared hung up, Officer Zeller was furious. "I don't believe that the leader of an emergency response team has that much power!"

Saying that, he used his phone to call a bunch of different numbers.

I sighed. Jared did indeed have that much influence.

After all, he had worked at all the nearby fire departments before, but he never got promoted, no matter how much time passed. He only resigned after being offered the position of the leader of the emergency response team.

I added, "Call an emergency response team that's stationed farther away, or we won't make it in time."

In the past, including the time needed for the rescue efforts, the bus had fallen into the ravine after 40 minutes. Although Jared and his team arrived on time, half of the bus' passengers fell with the bus and died.

They could have rescued everyone. But seeing that Madison and my son, Samuel Sadler, were seated at the back, Jared stubbornly went to save them first. His weight tilted the bus, making a branch snap and speeding up the bus' descent.

Now, even without violating any protocols, the bus could last for at most an hour. An emergency response team that was farther away would take around 40 minutes to arrive. Although the time would be tight, at least some of the passengers could be rescued.

Suddenly, my phone rang. It was a call from Kyle Walker, a member of the nearby fire department and Jared's classmate. He often came over to eat with us.

"Kaitlyn, you've put me in a tough spot here. Why are you blowing your lover's spat out of proportion? Jay called me just as the command center gave us the order. You're just wasting the country's resources here. It's illegal to make a false police report, you know?"

Officer Zeller angrily snatched my phone away. "I'm the one who called the command center. I'm a police officer from Wimborne Police Precinct—"

Kyle cut him off before he could finish his sentence. "That's enough. Stop repeating yourself. Jay already told me there's no one by your name at Wimborne Police Precinct.

"Tell Kaitlyn to drop the act. I'm doing this for her sake too. I already cancelled the report for her. That's all."

Madison called me again. I could hear cries in the background.

"Kaitlyn, help us! Have you called Jared?"

"I already called him, Madison. He's not coming."

She started cursing me off. "You useless wench! I shouldn't have let Jared marry you back then. To think that you can't even handle something like this!"

Samuel echoed her sentiment. "Mom, how can you be so useless? If Mommy were here, she would've been able to call Daddy over to save us!"

Tears immediately trailed down my cheeks. This was the family I had given my all to maintain—a husband who only cared about his first love, a mother-in-law who nitpicked everything I did, and an ungrateful son who called another woman "Mommy".

Madison always preferred gentle housewives like Wendy, whereas I was a senior executive at a media company. I had my own career and needed to meet clients, which meant I was often in the spotlight. There was no way I could stay at home with Jared every day like Wendy could.

All these years, I shouldered their living expenses by myself, including the costs for the house and the car. I made sure they lived like kings, but I couldn't even receive their gratitude in return.

I wanted to leave peacefully with this family. That was why, when Madison had been hospitalized and bedridden, I took a long leave to take care of her every need.

But just as her attitude toward me started improving, Wendy suddenly showed up with Zachary. Not only did Madison rent a place for her near ours, but she also invited Wendy and Zachary over for meals every day.

Wendy easily won Samuel over with junk food. Then, he started to see me as his enemy. For a while, he only called Wendy "Mommy" and addressed me by my name.

Jared even used all our savings to buy Wendy and Zachary a house and said, "Kaitlyn, don't overthink it. This is what I owe Wendy. As my wife, you should carry this burden with me."

Although I was furious, I put up with it because of my ridiculous love for him and the three years' worth of happy memories we made before I gave birth to Samuel. I just hadn't expected to be repaid with death.

Suddenly, a rock hit my head. Warm blood trailed down my forehead.

The family members of the passengers on the bus were throwing whatever they could reach at me.

"My mom called me from inside the bus and said that your husband was the leader of the emergency response team. Why isn't he here yet?"

"How could he leave his post like this? Don't you know how precious human life is? If my mom dies, I'll make sure your family dies with her!"

I covered my bleeding forehead and got into my car. Then, I quickly video called Jared.

He immediately rejected my call and responded with a message. "Stop acting out! Keep this up, and I'll divorce you!"

Then, he blocked my number. I tried to call his team members and Wendy, but everyone had blocked me.

When I tried to call Madison, her phone was turned off, having run out of battery. I had done everything I could, but it seemed like dying was their fate.

The situation outside was chaotic. Someone shouted in sheer panic, "This is bad! The bus moved downward! It won't last much longer!"

I rushed out of the car and looked down. Even though I was angry, I couldn't bear to see the loss of so many innocent lives. In the end, I called Michael.

But before I could even speak, he said, "I'm heading over with a helicopter! Just wait a little longer!"

I was shocked, but he hung up before I could question him. Soon, a helicopter emerged from the distance and hovered above the bus. Michael climbed down from a rope and started to rescue the passengers.

I could tell from his equipment that he wasn't a professional. There was also another person on the helicopter directing him. However, the sight of him still filled everyone with hope.

Madison stuck her head out of the window and screamed from the back of the bus, "Save me first! Are you deaf? I'm an elder, so save me first!"

The person on the helicopter shouted at Michael, "Do as I say, or everyone in the bus will fall into the ravine!"

Slowly, Michael rescued the passengers, one by one. Everyone who watched him from the side of the road was nervous for him.

20 minutes later, several more helicopters joined in. The professional emergency response team had finally arrived.

Touched, I started to cry. The people beside me also huddled up and cried. "They're going to be saved!"

I checked the time on my phone. My heart skipped a beat when I saw that there were only 20 minutes left before the bus would fall.

In addition to Jared's violation of the rules, there were only two helicopters in my previous life, so they failed to save many passengers. But with more helicopters this time, I believed 20 minutes was enough.

I nervously watched as the time passed by on my phone. When there were only five minutes left, everyone except for Madison and Samuel at the back of the bus had been safely rescued.

The emergency response team passed the rescue rope to Madison for her to tie it around herself and Samuel. But Madison suddenly threw a temper tantrum.

"Why is your service so awful? Why do we have to tie it ourselves? Stop messing around and tie it yourself. How are you going to reimburse us if we fall because we didn't tie it properly?"

With the angle it was tilted at, the bus would fall with another person's weight. The emergency response team tried to convince her, but she wouldn't back down. As they continued to argue, the timer on my phone ended.

Everyone screamed when the bus fell into the ravine with Madison and Samuel. Michael came to my side. He followed Jared on Instagram, so he opened Jared's story and showed it to me.

Jared had posted a video clip a minute ago. The clip showed him, Wendy, and Zachary smiling with a champion medal.

The caption read, "My son is so excellent!"

Officer Zeller, who tried to call for help with me just now, also approached me. "Call your husband over to collect their corpses."

Helpless, I showed him that Jared had blocked me.

He was furious. "Fine, I'll bring him here to collect their corpses!"